Apr 20, 2019
Peter Pathe / Maria Hagen (1918). Walter Schnackenberg (German, 1880-1961). Poster. Printer: O. Consée, München.
Schnackenberg came from the generation of German artists who valued color and simplicity when creating a design. Here, the ballet duo Peter Pathe and Maria Hagen are portrayed with such elegance and grace that one knows the type of music to which they are performing without actually hearing it. The feather-light touch of their fingers, his chin almost brushing her hair as she leans forward, implies that this is that moment in the performance where their bodies echo the swell of the music before falling back into motion. A haunting and truly beautiful design.
