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ADOLPHE MOURON CASSANDRE (1901-1968)
104 ● THE CONTINENT / VIA HARWICH. 1928.
38x23 1/2 inches, 96 1/2 x593/4 cm. [Haycock, Cadel & Graham, London.]
Condition B+ / B: losses and tears at edges; time-staining in margins and image; minor creases and abrasions
in image. Framed.
Another one of Cassandre’s key images in which he plays with perspective. Much like the Nord Express
in reverse, this image begins at the lower left, with the parallel dark forms of the engine and the ship
emerging into the image. Too large to fit within the confines of the poster, only one of the ship’s
funnels is fully visible; the smoke which rises from it to fill the bright blue sky is accomplished using
intricate airbrush work. In addition to ingeniously incorporating both modes of transportation into
the design, Cassandre also alludes to the “day and night service” via the darkness at bottom and
brightness at the top of the image. It is a geometrical masterpiece and the only one he designed
depicting both train and boat. This is the RARE English version of the poster printed for the LNER
Railroad. Mouron pl. 14 (var), Brown & Reinhold 16 (var), Cassandre / Suntory 70-A p. 94.
[8,000/12,000]