Jupp Wiertz: One of the Most Well-known German Poster Artists of the Early 20th Century

Born 1888 in Aachen, German poster artist Jupp Wiertz studied in Berlin and learned lithography in Leipzig. In 1914, he worked as a fine art printer and in the 1920s and ’30s, he became a renowned poster artist.

Wiertz worked on publicity for the German Reichsbahn and the Zeppelin production art designs and for Lufthansa. He died in 1939 in Berlin, aged 50. Here is a collection of impressive posters illustrated by Jupp Wiertz from the early 20th century.

Metropol-Kabarett, Karen Zabel, 1914

Brigantino, Metropol-Kabarett, circa 1914

Aviatik-Flugzeug das siegreiche Kriegsflugzeug – Automobil und Aviatik Akt.-Ges., Leipzig, 1916

Kunst und Leben, Berliner Vergnügungsanzeiger illustrierte Zeitschrift, 1920

Der Junggeselle, Heute neu, Morgen vergriffen, circa 1922

Dein Heim Deine Welt Porzellan, circa 1925

Vogue, Das Parfüm dieses Winters, 1927

Aachen, 1928

Bayreuth, Die Stadt Richard Wagners (Hermitage fountain), circa 1930

Germany Berlin Memorial Church (Gedächtniskirche), circa 1930

Skifahrerin Christiana, Erstdruck Pallas Verrlag, circa 1930

Winterreisen Mit - Kraft Durch Freude, circa 1930

Bad Elster, circa 1934

Exhibition at Nuremberg - German Railways Centenary, 1935

Grainau, circa 1935

Harz, 1935

Kraft durch Freude, circa 1935

La Foresta Tedesca, circa 1935

Lüneburger Heide, circa 1935

Romantic Germany (Nuremberg), circa 1935

Shell-Tourenkarte Nr. 240-241, 1935

Werde Mitglied im Deutschen Luftsport-Verband, 16. Rhön-Segelflug-Wettbewerb, 1935

Zoppot, das Weltbad an der Ostsee, 1935

A Pleasant Trip to Germany, circa 1936

Besucht die alten deutschen Städte, 1936

Für Deutschen Saar!, circa 1936

German Winter, 1936

Heidelberg, 1936

In die Olympischen Sommerspiele Mark Brandenburg, mit Kraftwagen, Eisenbahn und Schiff, 1936

Römerberg Festspiele, 1936

Freiburg im Breisgau, 1937

Invierno en Alemania (Winter in Germany), 1937

Bayreuth Festival Performances, 1938

German Spas, Where Nature Cures, 1938

Kaloderma Seife, circa 1939