Educational chromolithography Germany 1900

No, this 1900 illustration does not depict a young man consultant Sigmund Freud... It is a large German framed chromolithography from the beginning of the last century that was printed for educational purposes, even a little moralizing... It comes from the lithographic institution founded by Adolf May in 1878 in Dresden, specializing in popular prints. The sentence that can be read at the bottom of the drawing "Wenn du noch einen vater hast, So halte, Kind, ihn noch in Ehren", is a German saying that can be translated as "If you still have a father, then, my child, hold him in high esteem". This brings us back to one of the 10 commandments, you will honor your father and mother. It is the aesthetic side of this iconographic popular culture that attracted us. The drawing is very beautiful with these characters from another era. It has this old-fashioned charm, reinforced by its superb old colors, old green type, specific to the flea market spirit. This little nugget of another age will delight lovers of retro objects and antique furniture. The passe-partout has small brown stings, but the lithograph is in impeccable condition. Unexpected given his age. The glass is intact. The structure of the wooden frame, of beautiful workmanship, is in good condition. Only its coating has suffered on the lower part, but it can be stripped and regreened. We left it in its juice.

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