Trying to id a WW1 German Military Themed Print.

[Connaught Ranger]

I have had this in my possession for well over two decades picked it up at a flea-market in Bavaria,

It has suffered a little damage, but I am considering getting it repaired.

Anybody make out the painter signature?

Printed by ALBERT FILS BERLIN SO. 16

 

[Mike1976]

The artist is Herbert Schnürpel (1890 - 1943) and the work is entitled "Abgelöst" ("Relieved"/"Replaced").

https://www.invaluable.com/artist/schnurpel-herbert-l66u4m9vs8/sold-at-auction-prices/

His art was well liked during the Nazi era for obvious reasons (very militaristic), winning several awards.

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Grosse Lithografie "heimkehrende Soldaten" gut ger/Glas, RG 58x86 cm gemalt von Herbert Schnürpel (1890-1943), betitelt "Abgelöst" Das Originalbild wurde 1937 in der "Grossen deutschen Kunstausstellung" in München ausgestellt. A. Hitler hat sie dann für seine Privatsammlung gekauft und dann im sogenannten "Hitler`s Salon" im Haus der deutschen Kunst bis 1945 ausgestellt (um 1918 in Flandern).

Large lithograph "returning soldiers" well ger/glass, RG 58x86 cm painted by Herbert Schnürpel (1890-1943), titled "Abgelöst" The original picture was exhibited in 1937 in the "Great German Art Exhibition" in Munich. A. Hitler then bought it for his private collection and then exhibited it in the so-called "Hitler`s Salon" in the House of German Art until 1945 (around 1918 in Flanders).

 

[Mike1976]

Spent a few minutes in Photoshop to clean up the image a bit. I didn't remove all of the discoloring because I didn't know what was intended by the artist (fog, smoke, debris) and what wasn't and it fits the battlefield theme imo. Interesting how the soldiers on the left are in focus while the artist for the ones on the right quickly turns to implying what they look like to leave the spectator's imagination to fill in the blanks (Rembrandt did this wonderfully well, for example if you look closely at his paintings for people's hands you'll see that they are painted in a very rudimentary way as the focus is on the face and the chest. The rest in the periphery the mind fills in automatically).

Before:

After:

 

[Connaught Ranger]

Spent a few minutes in Photoshop to clean up the image a bit. I didn't remove all of the discoloring because I didn't know what was intended by the artist (fog, smoke, debris) and what wasn't and it fits the battlefield theme imo. Interesting how the soldiers on the left are in focus while the artist for the ones on the right quickly turns to implying what they look like to leave the spectator's imagination to fill in the blanks (Rembrandt did this wonderfully well, for example if you look closely at his paintings for people's hands you'll see that they are painted in a very rudimentary way as the focus is on the face and the chest. The rest in the periphery the mind fills in automatically).

Before:
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After:
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thank you very much for the clean up.

 

[Connaught Ranger]

Managed to find some info using Google Lens, the artist is

"HERBERT SCHNÜRPEL (1890-1943), BETITELT "ABGELÖST" LITHOGRAFIE , GUT GER/GLAS,​

grosse Lithografie "heimkehrende Soldaten" gut ger/Glas, RG 58x86 cm gemalt von Herbert Schnürpel (1890-1943), betitelt "Abgelöst" Das Originalbild wurde 1937 in der "Grossen deutschen Kunstausstellung" in München ausgestellt. A. Hitler hat sie dann für seine Privatsammlung gekauft und dann im sogenannten "Hitler`s Salon" im Haus der deutschen Kunst bis 1945 ausgestellt (um 1918 in Flandern)

Auktionshalle Cuxhaven
Translates too - HERBERT SCHNÜRPEL (1890-1943), TITLED "REPLACED" LITHOGRAPH, GOOD GER/GLASS,
Est:-
large lithograph "returning soldiers" good German/glass, RG 58x86 cm painted by Herbert Schnürpel (1890-1943), titled "Replaced" The original picture was exhibited in 1937 at the "Great German Art Exhibition" in Munich.
Adolf. Hitler then bought them for his private collection and then exhibited them in the so-called "Hitler's Salon" in the House of German Art until 1945 (around 1918 in Flanders)

Cuxhaven auction hall."

Another of his works -