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Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
GEORGES LEPAPE EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE DES EMBALLAGES. 1913. 35 3/4x51 1/4 inches. G. Dupuy, Paris. Condition B+: wrinkles, creases and minor losses in margins and corners; wrinkles and creases in image; discoloration along left margin, affecting image. Paper. An African in red and green is sitting atop a large pile of yellow crates, surrounded by green, purple, brown, yellow and orange containers. Promoting an exposition of refridgeration, packaging and related industries, Lepape depicts a colorful cornucopia of produce and products unloaded off a ship and waiting for distribution by train. This is a very early poster by Lepape who went on to become one of the great Art Deco illustrators.
