Austria
Event Publicity Poster Stamp
Issued to promote the Internationale Wintersport-Ausstellung (International Winter Sports Exhibition) held in Wien (Vienna), Austria, from September 28 to October 13, 1912.
This poster stamp depicts a single skier, and it is a design by Austrian artist Otto Barth.
According to Wikipedia:
Otto Barth (3 October 1876, Vienna - 9 August 1916, Waidhofen) was an Austrian painter, graphic artist and mountaineer.
His father was an ornamental gardener. As a child, he was weak and sickly and worked to strengthen himself through mountain climbing. After showing some talent for sketching, he attended a drawing school and later enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts.
He was close friends with the painter, Gustav Jahn, who was also an enthusiastic mountaineer. They went on several expeditions together, some of which were first ascents. The two seemed to be a mismatched pair, as Jahn was always in a good mood, whereas Barth was generally gloomy and dissatisfied with his work.
He was a member of the Hagenbund and co-founded an artists' group known as "Phalanx". He also received several commissions for paintings in public buildings, such as the new wing of the Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and a new hotel in Baden.
Although aged only 39, he began to suffer from coronary problems. After some extensive investigation, it was determined that he was probably being poisoned by lead vapors, emanating from the paints in his studio, where he generally slept. He continued to deteriorate and died in 1916. His friend, Jahn, died in a climbing-related accident three years later.
This stamp is printed in two different color schemes, both with green (shades), blue (shades) and black. This appears to be the less common color (yellow green), and it is listed in
"A General Illustrated Catalogue of Exhibition and Event Poster Stamps to 1914" compiled by Stewart Gardiner and Steve Greiczek, on page 638.
This example is VG/F, no gum.
Approximate Image Size: 35 x 47 mm.
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