EUGENE BEAUDOIN (1898 - ?) & MARCEL LODES (1891-1978) PARIS 1937 / EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE. 1936. 39 1/4x24 1/2 inches, 100x62 cm. Jules Simon, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears and overpainting in margins; minor abrasions in image. Designed by the same architects who designed the fairgrounds, this poster remarkably incorporates the red, white and blue of the French tri-color, the Eiffel Tower, the curve of the Seine, klieg lights and sky-writing, into a seamless, airbrushed design. Many prominent poster artists (including Jean Carlu, Leonetto Cappiello, Paul Colin and others) designed images promoting this Parisian World's Fair, but this design won a competition sponsored by the French Ministry of Commerce. Medium format.
