ADOLPHE MOURON CASSANDRE (1901-1968) SWEEPSTAKE. 1935. 14 1/2x10 1/4 inches, 36 3/4x26 cm. Alliance Graphique, Paris. Condition B+: overpainting in margins; minor repaired tears and repaired pin holes in margins; crease along horizontal fold. Every aspect of this poster exudes speed and movement - from the colored shirts that are blowing behind the jockeys, to the manes of the horses, whose legs appear as blurs, to the typography, whose gradation of color makes the same suggestion. One of the least geometric designs that Cassandre created, it is also one of the richest, with his freehand drawing and liberal use of bright colors appearing almost painting-like, which was unusual in his work. This is the smaller format. Mouron pl 54, Cassandre / Weill 94, Reinhold & Brown 50.
