Vintage German - New Year Cats Sledding, Holiday Card

A vintage illustration by Arthur Thiele depicting a winter scene with two rambunctious cats dressed for winter excitedly sledding downhill near their home. The one riding on the back of the sled has one arm raised in the air holding his winter cap and has slipped sideways on the sled so that his legs are sticking out to one side. In the background is a mother cat with an angry look on her face. The German words for "A Happy New Year" are written on the front of the card. The German artist, Carl Robert Arthur Thiele (1860-1936) commonly went by the name Arthur Thiele. He was an illustrator of books, sheet music and postcards. He was famous for his comical anthropomorphic animals dressed in clothing and depicted in human-like scenes. Dachshunds were a favourite subject of his. In addition to animals, other subjects he illustrated were sports postcards, vegetables brought to life, snowmen, bathing beauties, and WW1 era propaganda postcards. The Internet is full of references confusing Carl Robert Arthur Thiele with another German painter of his time named Julius Arthur Thiele who painted landscapes. They are not the same artist. This card is blank inside for your own message.