100 / 254
EUGENE BEAUDOIN (1898-1983) & MARCEL LODES (1891-1978)
120
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PARIS 1937 / EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE. 1936.
62
1
/
2
x46
3
/
4
inches, 158
3
/
4
x118
3
/
4
cm. Bedos & Cie., Paris.
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and restoration in margins and along vertical and horizontal folds;
minor restored losses at edges; light foxing in lower left corner.
Designed by the same architects who designed the fairgrounds, this poster remarkably incorporates the
red, white and blue of the French tri-color, the Eiffel Tower, the curve of the Seine, klieg lights and
sky-writing into a seamless, airbrushed design. Many prominent poster artists (including Jean Carlu,
Leonetto Cappiello, Paul Colin and others) designed images promoting the 1937 Parisian World’s
Fair, but this design won a competition sponsored by the French Ministry of Commerce. This is the
largest of three formats and is the
RAREST
.
[2,500/3,500]
FRANCIS BERNARD (1900-1979)
121
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17
E
SALON DES ARTS MENAGERS / GRAND PALAIS. 1948.
60
3
/
4
x45
1
/
4
inches, 154
1
/
4
x115 cm. Bedos & Cie., Paris.
Condition B+ / B: repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image and along vertical
and horizontal folds.
[700/1,000]
120