Original 1909 ILA Frankfurt aviation poster by Alfred Oppenheim—German Art-Nouveau/Jugendstil stone lithograph (Kunstanstalt Wüsten & Co., Frankfurt), linen-backed, 89.5×60 cm; zeppelin, early biplane and balloon over the Frankfurt Cathedral. The first great international air show; an historic pre-WWI aviation image in a collector scale. Extremely Rare!
Artist: Alfred Oppenheim (1873–1953)
Year: 1909
Size: 35 × 24 in (89.5 × 60 cm)
Printing: Stone lithograph on paper; Kunstanstalt Deserts & Co. Frankfurt (printer credit in margin)
Condition: A (Excellent) — linen-backed; very light dusting, faint water mark upper right, mild border toning (see detailed photos)
Authenticity: Original 1909 printing (not a reproduction). Signed Certificate of Authenticity included.
A landmark pre-WWI aviation image from the first great international air show in Frankfurt—the forerunner of today’s ILA. Examples are scarce on the market; clean, linen-backed impressions of this size and condition are sought by collectors of zeppelin/airship material and German Art-Nouveau graphics. This sheet shows excellent colour; light, age-consistent toning at the borders; and a faint water mark at upper right (see detail photos). Early aviation sheets survive in far smaller numbers than later airline posters; clean, linen-backed examples of this image are scarce and sought after by zeppelin/airship and Jugendstil collectors.
Ships rolled in a heavy-duty archival tube, tracked & fully insured.
