Jun 18, 2020 - Sale 2538

Sale 2538 - Lot 64

Unsold
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
ADOLPHE MOURON CASSANDRE (1901-1968) LMS / GRANDE BRETAGNE. 1928.
40 3/4x25 inches, 103 1/2x63 1/2 cm. L. Danel, Lille.
Condition B+ / A-: expertly-repaired tears at edges, some slightly into image; minor creases and restoration in margins and image.
"The spectator's eye is literally caught by a giant switch exchanger. In this mechanistic symphony of black and white, the red letters of the LMS emerge - a poster of incredible power" (Cassandre / Weill p. 58). This is the French version. Mouron pl. 29, Brown & Reinhold 36, Cassandre / Tokyo 25, Suntory 51, Cassandre / Weill 57, Weill 404, Reina Sofia p. 160, Affiche Art Deco p. 134, MoMA 243.1987 (All var).