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RAYMOND GID (1905-2000)
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DUNCAN YOYO. 1930.
31
1
/
4
x23
1
/
2
inches, 79
1
/
2
x60 cm. Bedos, Paris.
Condition A: minor discoloration at edges.
Duncan yo-yos hit the market in 1929 and
quickly became an international sensation.
Gid’s design, using only two colors, encapsu-
lates the sheer joy of the toy through three
intricate characters who are not only playing
with them, but are embodiments of the yo-yo
itself. Their heads, each with one large eye, look
like yo-yos, and even the letters seem to dance.
A rare mixture of Art Deco and humor. Ray-
mond Gid 24, Encyclopedie de l’Affiche p. 86.
[5,000/7,500]
PHILIPPE PETIT (1900-1945)
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CLOTILDE & ALEXANDRE
SAKHAROFF. 1927.
27x18
1
/
2
inches, 68
1
/
2
x47 cm. Crete, Paris.
Condition B+: restoration and minor restored
losses along vertical and horizontal folds; abrasions
in image.
Clotilde and Alexandre Sakharoff danced all
over the world for nearly forty years. They com-
missioned many poster artists to advertise their
performances, including George Barbier and
Obrad Nicolitch. Philippe Petit designed two
posters for the dancers, one in 1923 and this
one four years later. In a neo-cubist illustration
style, with rich and warm touches of color, Petit
shows the couple at their most appealing, that
is, while dancing. He matches the image with
appropriately-designed Art Deco typography.
[2,000/3,000]