May 25, 2017 - Sale 2449

Sale 2449 - Lot 98

Price Realized: $ 938
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
DESIGNER UNKNOWN SPIRITUSPAAVIRKET / - OG DØDEN LURER VED RATTET. 1932.
33 1/4x25 inches, 84 1/2x63 1/2 cm. Dyva & Jeppesens Bogtrykkeri, Copenhagen.
Condition A-: minor creases in margins; slight time-staining at lower right edge. Paper.
An unusual and rare Danish photomontage discouraging driving under the influence of alcohol. The text reads: "Intoxicated - and death lurks at the steering wheel." Although the image appears almost comical, the grim message is apparent in any language.