Six Vintage German Advertising Cards by "B.Sprengel & Co. for Chocolate (D) *

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Description:  These (6)
Vintage German Advertising Cards are by "B.Sprengel & Co. for their Chocolate. The card are written in German.
Dr Bernhard Sprengel
(17 April 1899 – 22 January 1985) was a
German
chocolate manufacturer and modern art collector. Sprengel studied at the Goethe school, and later took courses in political science. In May 1919 he became one of the first new members of the
Corps Holsatia
following the First World War. Then, after completing commercial training in
Hamburg
, he took over the management of the chocolate factory
B. Sprengel & Co.
in
Hanover
. Bernhard Sprengel had already developed a passion for 20th-century art and he had begun a private collection of paintings and sculpture, including works by
Picasso
,
Chagall
,
Macke
,
Beckmann
,
Marc
,
Klee
and
Feininger
. Some of these works were
Nazi plunder
, sourced via art dealer
Hildebrand Gurlitt
. On the occasion of his 70th birthday in 1969, Bernhard Sprengel donated his complete collection of the city of Hanover and made 2.5 million marks available for the building of a museum. The
Sprengel Museum
was opened ten years later in 1979. In recognition of his contribution, the city of Hanover appointed Bernhard Sprengel an honorary citizen in 1977.
Each Card Measures: 3-5/8" x 1-7/8".
Condition: Corners and edges are slightly worn.
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