Oct 10 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2681 -

Sale 2681 - Lot 59

Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

LEO MARFURT (1894-1977)

BELGIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY / DOVER - OSTEND. 1932.

40x25½ inches, 101½x64¾ cm. Les Creations Publicitaires, Brussels.
Condition A: minor creases in margins and along unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds; ink tourism stamp in bottom left corner. Framed.

A masterpiece of Art Deco graphic design showing the style, ease and convenience of the Belgian National Railway's rail and ferry service to Britain. An elegant couple is seen disembarking from a train whose door is the frame of the image. A porter is there to help them with their bags on the short transfer to an awaiting ship. This is the English version.

Art Deco Graphics p. 307 (var), Crouse p. 300, Weill / Art Deco p. 252, Travelling in Luxury p. 182.
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