Simplicissimus
by HEINE, Thomas Theodor, Colour lithograph, 87 x 60 cm
Thomas Theodor Heine, one of the most outstanding German poster artists, invented this aggressive red bulldog as a caricature for the Munich magazine “Simplicissimus”. The animal became the trademark of the satirical magazine and adorned one of the first modern posters in Germany as a motif. Heine cleverly adopted the means of representation of the caricature for his advertising graphics and thus made a decisive contribution to the further development of the modern poster.