About This Vintage Postcard
This authentic early 20th-century illustrative postcard features a young boy in traditional European attire, including a flat cap and wooden sabots, herding white geese. The artwork is by Johann Frank Kirchbach (1859–1912), a celebrated German painter known for his realistic genre scenes.
Details
Era: Divided Back (Circa 1907-1910)
City: State or Region: European rural scene
Country: Germany
Topic: Johann Frank Kirchbach, Boy with Geese, Pastoral Scene, Farm Life, German Illustrator, Children Art, Authentic Antique
Condition: Uncirculated
Postage: None
Address Side: Divided back with ornate Art Nouveau floral border
Orientation: Vertical (Portrait)
Artist / Photographer: Johann Frank Kirchbach
Publisher: Unstated
Printer: Likely German lithographer
Print Type: Chromolithograph on buff cardstock
Additional Information
Johann Frank Kirchbach was a prominent academic painter based in Munich and Berlin who typically did not create art specifically for postcards. Instead, established German publishing houses, such as Stengel & Co., licensed and adapted his existing paintings and illustrations for commercial distribution.
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