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1930-1932 W Reiss Great Northern Railway Calendars

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:250.00 - 500.00 USD
1930-1932 W Reiss Great Northern Railway Calendars
Featured in this lot is this 1930-1932 Winold Reiss Great Northern Railway calendars. There are nine calendars in this collection that shows nine different portraits from famed artist Winold Reiss made for the Great Northern Railway. F. Winold Reiss was a German-born American artist and graphic designer. He was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, the second son of Fritz Reiss and his wife. He grew up surrounded by art, as his father was a well-known landscape artist and his brother became a sculptor. Reiss became a portraitist. The condition of these calendar sheets is good with a folded crease in all of them and some fading to the edges of the sheets but otherwise shows good overall condition. The measurements of each of the sheets is 22 1/4" x 10"