Apr 24 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2702 -

Sale 2702 - Lot 12

Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000

PIERRE FIX-MASSEAU (1905-1994)

EXACTITUDE. 1932.

39x24 inches, 99x61 cm. Edita, Paris.
Condition A-: minor creases and restoration in margins and image; unobtrusive horizontal fold. Matted and framed.

In one of the classic railroad images to emerge from the Art Deco era, Fix-Masseau uses the triangle of the station roof, the circle and rectangle at the front of the train and the squares on the platform to create a powerful geometric image. Most often compared to Cassandre's Nord Express in its use of perspective, Fix-Masseau captures an entirely different element of train travel than is featured in Cassandre's romanticized image - punctuality. Using warm colors and a prominent display of the station clock as the train pulls in, the artist emphasizes his message - written across the top of the poster in a typeface that is as streamlined as the design of the train itself.

Crouse p. 259, Modern Poster 171, Weill 382, Metzl p. 132, Weill / Art Deco p. 85, Affiches Art Deco p. 63, Encyclopedie de l'Affiche p. 79.
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