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Poster of a columned temple with four white beds on an orange terrace, with German text advertising sandbaths at Bad Köstritz.

Sandbath treatment poster for Bad Köstritz, a temple and four sand-covered beds

A stylised poster shows a round columned temple with a central basin beneath a blue sky, flanked by dark trees. Four white-draped beds sit on an orange terrace, with figures to the right, and bold German text below advertises sandbaths for gout, rheumatism and sciatica.

Artist
Paul Scheurich
Date
[1910?]
Medium
Allegorical prints Posters Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2679 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1920.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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