Auction 70 · Lot 45
“Landstrum.”
- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(AUSTRO-HUNGARY).
Place
Vienna, Atzgersdorfer Druck (Jacob Egg), (1896)
Description
Wall hanging by Wilhelm Zoeller. Printed in multi-colors on undyed cotton. Text in German, Hungarian, Slovakian and Italian. Unexamined out of frame.
summary
Within borders featuring the provincial emblems of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, this satirical image portrays Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914) inspecting Jews and other ethnic types as they enter military service despite appearing unfit and overall, woefully unsuited.
29 x 29 inches.
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