Nov 23, 2021 - Sale 2589

Sale 2589 - Lot 82

Price Realized: $ 875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

PAUL COLIN (1892-1986)

PARIS. 1945.


39x23 3/4 inches, 99x60 1/4 cm. Art et Tourisme, Paris.
Condition B+: small tears, abrasions and losses at edges; creases overall. Paper.

Issued shortly after the end of World War II "this poster, commissioned by the SNCF . . . was displayed in many provincial stations after the war. The tricolor flag waves over the Eiffel Tower and the dove of peace flies free again: this image perfectly reflects the spirit of the times" (Colin p. 128). Colin 180.