Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 213

Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000

DESIGNER UNKNOWN

FONT - ROMEU / HIVER COMME ÉTÉ : LA SANTE. 1937.

39¾x25 inches, 101x63½ cm. Technique Publicitaire, Paris.
Condition B+: losses, restored losses, overpainting and darkening in margins; repaired tears in image with slight overpainting; creases and abrasions in image.

A year-round resort as represented by this bi-seasonal image: A blue and white winter scene of a skier between the trees and a verdant summer golfing view divided by a brown hiking cane and ski pole. With the demise of the Grand Hotel of Font-Romeu, the resort still offered multi-seasonal activities. At 1800 meters above sea level, it was the site where the French athletes chose to train for the high-altitude 1968 Mexico Olympics.

Hillion p. 62-3.
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