May 03, 2010 - Sale 2213

Sale 2213 - Lot 56

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
FRANCIS BERNARD (1900-1979) GAZ. 1928.
62 1/4x46 1/2 inches, 158x118 cm. Paul Martial, Paris.
Condition B+: creases, abrasions and restored losses in margins and image.
This poster was the focus of the French exhibit at the 1928 Advertising Art Exhibition in Munich. One of the masterpieces of French Art Deco poster style, it is a perfect symbolic image and an ingenious use of the airbrush technique. Throughout his artistic life, Francis Bernard did work for the Salon des Arts Ménagers as well as for many other major companies such as Nicolas and Black & Decker. Modern Poster p. 176, Weill 370, Modern Poster 184.