Oct 10 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2681 -

Sale 2681 - Lot 6

Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

F. HUGO D'ALÉSI (1849-1906)

VENISE / CHEMIN DE FER DE L'EST . 1899.

42½x29¼ inches, 108x74¼ cm. Hugo d'Alési, Paris.
Condition A-: minor overpainting and restoration in margins; repaired tears at edges, one into upper text; minor creases in image.

D'Alési's posters caught the eye of many in France and around the world, including Paul Cézanne, who commented, "I should like to do decorative landscapes like Hugo d'Alési, yes, with my small sensibility" (Cezanne p. 232). This tranquil, twilight scene from the Grand Canal is one of only seven travel posters chosen to be included in the Maitres de l'Affiche series.

Maitres pl. 171 (var), Manifesta 84, La Mer p. 50 (var), Reims 129.
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