Berlin Germany - Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church - Vintage Railroad Travel Poster by Jupp Wiertz c.1930s - Japanese Unryu Rice Paper Art Print (Unframed) 12 x 16 in

Pacifica Island Art uses an environmentally-friendly Unryu Japanese rice paper made by the Awagami Factory in Tokushima, Japan. Unryu, which translates to 'cloud dragon paper' in Japanese, features long strands of kozo fiber and is made from natural mulberry and hemp fibers using traditional Japanese Washi techniques - ABOUT THE ARTIST - Jupp Wiertz - Jupp Wiertz (1888 - 1939), German poster artist; he studied at the Berlin Kunstgewerbeschule. He designed collectible Christmas plates for Rosenthal Porcelain and a great variety of posters during the 1920s and 1930s. From 1934 onwards he had a studio in Berlin where he designed publicity for Deutsche Lufthansa, Mercedes-Benz, as well as travel posters for Hamburg-America Line. He won first and second prizes from the Central Council for International Tourism in 1937.