May 25, 2017 - Sale 2449

Sale 2449 - Lot 76

Price Realized: $ 1,750
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
RENÉ PÉRON (1904-1972) CAFE DE PARIS. 1938.
62 3/4x47 1/2 inches, 159 1/2x120 3/4 cm. Baudin, Paris.
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; creases in image; repaired pin holes in corners.
In the United States, the movie studios largely produced anonymous posters to promote their films. The French, on the other hand, employed recognized poster artists to promote the films that they distributed. René Péron was one of the leading figures of French film poster design, and over the course of his 50-year career, designed more than 2,000 posters.