Apr 24 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2702 -

Sale 2702 - Lot 37

Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500

NOËL FONTANET (1898-1982)

GRAND PRIX DE SUISSE / GENÈVE. 1938.

39½x25¼ inches, 100¼x64 cm. Sonor, Geneva.
Condition A-: minor repaired tears in margins; minor creases and speckling in margins and image.

"While it matches the signature red-and-black color palette of his other two designs for the Swiss motorcycle Grand Prix . . . this composition isn't about rolling movement but rather comprises a single visual punch, a stamp in shallow relief meant to represent the race" (Crouse p. 185). Fontanet was the most prominent and successful artist of the Geneva school of graphic designers. Contrary to the Swiss artists from Basel and Zurich, the Geneva school was largely inspired by French Art Deco. Fontanet was also the director of the Societe Generale d'Affichage, a large outdoor advertising company that also provided artwork for their clients.

Crouse p. 185.
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