Christian Schad – Liebende Knaben (1929)

Louisiana print with the work, Liebende Knaben , Elskende drenge , (1929), by the German artist, Christian Schad, (1894-1982). The poster was published in 2022 in connection with Louisiana's exhibition on Germany in the 1920s, The Cold Eye. Schad's work is a good illustration of the artistic interest in the fluid boundaries between gender and sexuality that flourished in 1920s Berlin.

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In Germany, gender roles change with the end of World War I. Women gain the right to vote in 1918 and a greater foothold in the labor market. Artists are interested in these changes and, with an almost sociological perspective, they construct a category of the liberated, Neue Frau – The New Woman. The woman is often depicted androgynously with masculine features, short page, cigarette, shirt, perhaps a tie, and a flat torso.

In nightclubs in Berlin, for example the famous Eldorado, a significant subculture emerges among transgender and homosexuals, which the police turn a blind eye to - and which is depicted by the artists of the period.

Read more about the exhibition here .

Dimensions: W: 29.7 x H: 42 cm (A3)

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Frame: 12mm
Material: Frame in solid oak and with high-quality acrylic glass.