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ADOLPHE MOURON CASSANDRE (1901-1968) PARIS. 1935. 39 3/4x24 1/2 inches, 101x62 cm. Draeger, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears and minor restoration in margins and image; unobtrusive horizontal fold. By the mid 1930s, Cassandre dropped his geometric approach to poster design, and abandoned the machine as his favorite subject. His style became softer and more subtle, and began to reflect a surrealist style. Here, to promote Paris, he still uses his love of architecture and perspective. And the perspective he chooses is one of the city's most spectacular. The view, cleverly seen through a door at the Tuileries Gardens, passes the Place de la Concorde and goes up to the Arc de Triomphe. It is done in a dreamy symbolic style based on Surrealism and, indeed, elements of Magritte can be seen. The pastel tones, pigeons, and passersby all combine to build a masterpiece of soft harmony. Mouron 53, Train 267, Voyage p. 141, Reclame 99.
