May 03, 2010 - Sale 2213

Sale 2213 - Lot 47

Price Realized: $ 660
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
FRANCIS BERNARD (1900-1979) L'EAU CHEZ VOUS / POMPES GUINARD. Circa 1930.
30x22 1/2 inches, 77x56 cm.
Condition B+ / B: tears at edges; creases and foxing in margins and image. Paper.
Bernard's mastery of photomontage lent itself to accessible information delivery on many levels, as is evident here in a charming montage which directly places a Guinard Water Pump at the "heart" of one's home.