Aug 06, 2003 - Sale 1975

Sale 1975 - Lot 216

Price Realized: $ 2,070
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,800 - $ 2,200
PIERRE FIX-MASSEAU LE TRANSPORT GRATUIT. 1935.
39x24 inches. Edita, Paris.
Condition B+: minor repaired tears and abrasions in margins; overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds.
Combining photomontage with humor, Fix-Masseau illustrates the French Railways new service for their customers which picks passengers up at their cars and brings them to the station. A stylized chauffeur/porter in light blue has a tan suitcase in one hand and a large black sedan over his shoulder, at his feet a young couple purchasing train tickets; lettering in red and black. Le Train 269 (var).