May 12, 2008 - Sale 2145

Sale 2145 - Lot 183

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
RENÉ VINCENT (1879-1936) CIGARETTES CAPORAL DOUX. Circa 1930.
59 1/4x39 1/4 inches, 150 1/2x99 1/2 cm. Bedos & Cie., Paris.
Condition A-: creases in image; unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds; writing on verso.
With a nod to modern chemistry, and the wherewithal to remove nicotine from cigarettes, Vincent displays a cornucopia of "healthy" smoking treats. All of France's most popular cigarettes have been treated by this "chemist," and are emerging from a giant lab beaker.