Nov 10, 2008 - Sale 2161

Sale 2161 - Lot 13

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
MATTÉO BRONDY (1866-1944) FOIRE DE MEKNES / MAROC. 1930.
42 1/4x29 1/2 inches, 107 1/2x75 cm. Baconnier, Algiers.
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image; horizontal folds.
Brondy was one of several classically-trained painters who designed travel posters during the 1930s. "He produced a number of splendid posters for Meknes and was head of the city's tourist office in the 1930's" (Orientalist p. 73). Orientalist p. 5.