Karl Koehler Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Karl Koehler Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 20, 2023
Original This Is the Enemy Poster 1942 by Karl Kohler & Victor Ancona
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
A high ranking German soldier cooly stares off into the distance; his monacle's reflection reveals he is watching a hanging. This dramatic poster from World War II effectively captures the callous nature of "the Enemy". It was created at a time of fierce opposition to the US joining the war. It is one of the most iconic and important images created in America during WWII. Created by Karl Koehler and Victor Ancona as a team, this poster was one of the winners of the International Business Machines Corp. Award of the National War Poster Competition. The National War Poster Competition was co-sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and the R. Hoe & Company, which began as a New York based printing press in 1805. By World War II, the R. Hoe & Company had shifted to parts manufacturing. There were 2,224 entries for the competition and 9 works were awarded special honors. The Sacrifice - The Privilege of Free Men was one of the recipients of the award. The collection of the 9 winning posters, including this one by Koehler and Ancona, are highly sought after by collectors. Karl Koehler (1913-2000) and Victor Ancona (1912-1998) created this poster as a team. Victor Ancona studied art at the Parsons School of Design and worked as a commercial artist and advertising executive. He was serving as a private in the Army at the time that this poster was designed. Karl Koehler trained at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia, and began his career creating industrial designs and promotions. After the War, he became one of the most prominent designers of Christmas cards of the Twentieth Century. This is an Original Vintage Poster. It is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of our posters.
The Ross Art Group, Inc
Feb. 28, 2023
Original This Is the Enemy Poster 1942 by Karl Kohler & Victor Ancona
Est: $5,000 - $8,000
A high ranking German soldier cooly stares off into the distance; his monacle's reflection reveals he is watching a hanging. This dramatic poster from World War II effectively captures the callous nature of "the Enemy". It was created at a time of fierce opposition to the US joining the war. It is one of the most iconic and important images created in America during WWII. Created by Karl Koehler and Victor Ancona as a team, this poster was one of the winners of the International Business Machines Corp. Award of the National War Poster Competition. The National War Poster Competition was co-sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and the R. Hoe & Company, which began as a New York based printing press in 1805. By World War II, the R. Hoe & Company had shifted to parts manufacturing. There were 2,224 entries for the competition and 9 works were awarded special honors. The Sacrifice - The Privilege of Free Men was one of the recipients of the award. The collection of the 9 winning posters, including this one by Koehler and Ancona, are highly sought after by collectors. Karl Koehler (1913-2000) and Victor Ancona (1912-1998) created this poster as a team. Victor Ancona studied art at the Parsons School of Design and worked as a commercial artist and advertising executive. He was serving as a private in the Army at the time that this poster was designed. Karl Koehler trained at the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art in Philadelphia, and began his career creating industrial designs and promotions. After the War, he became one of the most prominent designers of Christmas cards of the Twentieth Century. This is an Original Vintage Poster. It is not a reproduction. This poster is conservation mounted, linen backed and in excellent condition. We guarantee the authenticity of our posters.
The Ross Art Group, Inc
Aug. 04, 2022
KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000) & VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998). THIS IS THE ENEMY. 1942. 34x24 inches, 86½x61 cm. Grinnell Lithographic Co., New
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000) & VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998) THIS IS THE ENEMY. 1942. 34x24 inches, 86 1/2x61 cm. Grinnell Lithographic Co., New York. Condition A-: minor tears and abrasions at edges. Paper. The horrifying scene of a hanging reflects in the monocle of this high-ranking member of Germany's military. "At the start of the United States' involvement in World War II, the Roosevelt administration felt the need to counter the powerful anti-war messages of such media figures as newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and radio personality Father Coughlin. [This image] echoes Roosevelt's characterization of the Axis powers as gangsters, bandits and criminals," (American p. 105). This chilling image was the winner of the National War Poster Competition of 1942 held under the auspices of the Museum of Modern Art. American Style 67, Modern Poster 193, Modern American 55, Avant Garde p. 177, Rhodes p. 168, Pollack p. 229, MoMA 147.1968.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 07, 2019
D'APRÈS KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000) & VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998). ECCO IL NEMICO. Circa 1942. 32x23 inches, 82x59 cm.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
D''APRÈS KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000) & VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998) ECCO IL NEMICO. Circa 1942. 32 1/2x23 1/4 inches, 82 1/2x59 cm. Condition B+: tape-repaired tear at top edge, along vertical fold; small tears, creases and abrasions at edges and along vertical and horizontal fold. Paper. An Italian version of the poster entitled This is the Enemy that Ancona and Koehler designed for the National War Poster Competition at the MoMA in 1942. War Posters 36.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 28, 2018
This is the Enemy. 1942.
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
ARTIST: KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000), VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998), & STEPHEN ANCONA (1932- ) SIZE: 24 x 34 1/4 in./61 x 87 cm PRINTER: Grinnell Lithographic Co., New York DESCRIPTION: This famous image won the 1942 National War Poster Competition sponsored by the Hoe Printing Press, Artists for Victory, Inc., the Council for Democracy, and the Museum of Modern Art. The silhouette of a hanged man is reflected in the monocle of this remorseless SS Officer, but what really strikes us is the fusion of caricature the elongated nose, for example with crisply defined, realistic details, like the stubble on the sideburns and the cording on the cap. As if to say, "Impossible but true: the caricature and the awful reality are one and the same. This is the enemy." (War; Propaganda; Modern)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Aug. 01, 2018
KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000) & VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998). THIS IS THE ENEMY. 1942. 34x23 inches, 87x60 cm. Grinnell Lithographic Co., New Y
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000) & VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998) THIS IS THE ENEMY. 1942. 34 1/4x23 3/4 inches, 87x60 1/4 cm. Grinnell Lithographic Co., New York. Condition A- / B+: creases and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds. This chilling image was the winner of the National War Poster Competition of 1942, held under the auspices of the Museum of Modern Art. American Style 67, Modern Poster 193, Modern American 55, Avant Garde p. 177, Rhodes p. 168, Pollack p. 229, MoMA 147.1968.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 02, 2017
KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000) & VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998). THIS IS THE ENEMY. 1942. 33x23 3/4 inches, 85x60 cm. Grinnell Lithographic Co., N
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000) & VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998) THIS IS THE ENEMY. 1942. 33 1/2x23 3/4 inches, 85x60 1/4 cm. Grinnell Lithographic Co., New York. Condition B: replaced corners, minor tears, creases, overpainting and tape residue at edges; foxing in lower image and text; creases and repaired tears along vertical and horizontal folds. This chilling image was the winner of the National War Poster Competition of 1942, held under the auspices of the Museum of Modern Art. American Style 67, Modern Poster 193, Modern American 55, Avant Garde p. 177, Rhodes p. 168, Pollack p. 229.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 22, 2017
This is the Enemy. 1942.
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Artist: KARL KOEHLER (1913-2000), VICTOR ANCONA (1912-1998), & STEPHEN ANCONA (1932- ) Size: 23 7/8 x 34 3/8 in./60.6 x 87.2 cm Grinnell Lithographic Co., New York This famous image won the 1942 National War Poster Competition sponsored by the Hoe Printing Press, Artists for Victory, Inc., the Council for Democracy, and the Museum of Modern Art. The silhouette of a hanged man is reflected in the monocle of this remorseless SS Officer, but what really strikes us is the fusion of caricature the elongated nose, for example with crisply defined, realistic details, like the stubble on the sideburns and the cording on the cap. As if to say, "Impossible but true: the caricature and the awful reality are one and the same. This is the enemy." (WWII; Propaganda)
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