MARC SAUREL (DATES UNKNOWN) "MAZDA" / LE SOLEIL NE SE COUCHE PLUS. Circa 1910. 90x55 3/4 inches, 228 1/2x141 1/2 cm. J. Robillon, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears at edges, some affecting image; minor creases in image. Two-sheets. "The Sun never sets, thanks to Mazda light bulbs" reads the text. Like the setting sun, a lightbulb, surrounded by a rainbow halo in the deep blue night sky, dips below the Parisian sky line. While the bridges and trees are still recognizably green in the twilight, Paris' famous landmarks of monuments and buildings are shrouded in rich, purple evening hues. The setting bulb's light is reflected in the Seine, but the only other yellow light in the picture comes from the windows of passing cars, trolleys and apartments.
