Variety Act 11 – Mac Bull from Philadelphia in His Frightful Loop-the-Loop Ride in His Car – Moriz Jung (1907) – Vintage Lithograph Poster Print

Moriz Jung’s Variety Act 11: Mac Bull from Philadelphia in His Frightful Loop-the-Loop Ride in His Car is a wonderfully absurd vision of early automotive spectacle. A tiny automobile races upside down through a gigantic rainbow, while a stylized countryside unfolds beneath it in bold fields of blue, yellow, green, red, and black. Jung surrounds the central scene with an elaborate ornamental border and integrates the typography directly into the design, creating the sense of a fantastical vaudeville poster rather than a conventional advertisement. The deliberately crude perspective and vivid color blocks give the image a wonderfully playful Wiener Werkstatte character.

Created in 1907, the work was part of Jung’s series of twelve Varietenummer postcards depicting imaginary vaudeville acts and spectacular performers. The joke here is presented as an outrageous automotive stunt: “Mac Bull” supposedly performs a terrifying loop-the-loop in his automobile, with the fictional vehicle and tire brands adding another layer of commercial parody. The Metropolitan Museum of Art identifies the work as postcard no. 93 of the Wiener Werkstatte series and credits Jung as the artist and the Wiener Werkstatte as publisher. The series captures the period’s fascination with new technology, speed, spectacle, and modern graphic design while deliberately blurring the line between advertising and fantasy.

 

🖨️ Print features:

– Made with museum-grade archival paper for excellent printing fidelity and vibrant color reproduction

– Paper weight: 189 g/m2

– For indoor use only

– Care instructions: If the print does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, dry cloth.

– Please note: Due to the production process of these posters, please allow for slight size deviations with a tolerance +/- 1/16″

 

🚚 Fulfillment, Shipping, and Return Policy:

– Printed and shipped from the U.S.

– Ships in a sturdy mailing tube, frame not included

– As our items are unique and made to order, we can only accept a return or exchange in the event that an item arrives damaged or misprinted. We cannot accept returns if you order the wrong size or change your mind. Any return requests must be made within 14 days of receiving the order.

 

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