Protos automobile advertising poster, Hans Lindenstaedt, c. 1910
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1910
This original lithographic poster, dating from around 1910, serves as an advertisement for the German automobile manufacturer Protos. The artwork features a large-scale illustration of an individual wearing period motoring attire—a yellow coat, hood, and goggles—holding a small Protos motorcar in their hand.
The design incorporates the brand name "Protos" in bold lettering and specifies the factory location, "Berlin-Nonnendamm." Printed in Germany, the piece is signed by the artist Hans Lindenstaedt (1874-1928) and bears the studio imprint "Reklamekunst Hans Lindenstaedt, Charlottenburg." The Protos brand gained significant historical recognition following the vehicle's participation in the 1908 New York to Paris Great Race.
This lithograph has been professionally mounted on linen for preservation. The sheet measures approximately 94 x 68 centimeters, with the total dimensions including the linen backing measuring 104 x 78 centimeters. It represents an example of early 20th-century automotive marketing and graphic design, capturing the spirit of an era when Protos was an emerging leader in German engine and vehicle production prior to its acquisition by Siemens-Schuckertwerke.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- lithograph mounted on linen
- Dimensions
- 94 x 68 cm (sheet), 104 x 78 cm (linen)
Technical characteristics
- Printing method
- lithography
Design
- Text
- Protos, Fabrik: Berlin-Nonnendamm
- Subject
- motoring figure holding a Protos automobile
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Hans Lindenstaedt
Catalogue references
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