May 05, 2011 - Sale 2246

Sale 2246 - Lot 49

Price Realized: $ 600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
JEAN COLIN (1912-1982) AIR FRANCE / CARAVELLE. 1959.
39x24 1/4 inches, 99x61 1/2 cm. Perceval, Paris.
Condition B+: minor tears at edges; creases and abrasions in image. Paper.
A prolific poster artist of the post-war generation, Colin designed several posters for Air France. The French-built Caravelle was a very successful medium-range jet aircraft. One of its defining characteristics was its triangular windows, through which Colin depicts one of the planes. Jean Colin p. 48, Air France p. 148.