1920 circa Franz A. Peffer Poster for Hamlet, Asta Nielsen, Art-Film, Druck von Meissner & Buch, Franz Peffer, circa 1920

The owner, the museum of modern art (moma), dates this cinema poster, designed by the artist franz peffer and reproduced by the publishing house meissner & buch in leipzig, to 1920. It shows the danish actress asta nielsen in the silent film hamlet, which she produced in 1921. The poster bears the red print of one of the film producers, art-film gmbh, based in berlin, at the bottom right. Date: circa 1920.