Nov 11, 2002 - Sale 1951

Sale 1951 - Lot 45

Price Realized: $ 12,650
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
HENRI CASSIERS RED STAR LINE. 1899.
35 3/4x49 3/4 inches. O. de Rycker, Brussels.
Condition A-: repaired tears at edges; minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds.
A mother and her daughter are eagerly awaiting an incoming liner. The young girl, peering through binoculars held by her mother, can see the ship so clearly that she is trying to touch it. One of the most tender images in a genre more renowned for its hard-edged, Machine Age images. Belgian 13, Cassiers 67, Belle Epoque 11.