Nov 15, 2010 - Sale 2230

Sale 2230 - Lot 44

Price Realized: $ 9,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 8,000 - $ 12,000
LEO MARFURT (1894-1977) DOVER-OSTEND. 1928.
39 1/4x24 1/2 inches, 100x62 cm. Les Creations Publicitaires, Brussels.
Condition B+: minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; minor restoration along top edge.
A masterpiece of Art Deco illustration 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. English version. Art Deco Graphics p. 307 (var).