Oct 18, 2013 - Sale 2326

Sale 2326 - Lot 43

Price Realized: $ 2,375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
ROGER BRODERS (1883-1953) VISIT INDIA / MUTTRA. 1928.
39 1/2x25 inches, 100 1/2x63 1/2 cm. Lucien Serre & Cie., Paris.
Condition B+: minor restored losses and restoration at edges; abrasions in image.
The ancient city of Muttra is revered by Hindus as the birthplace of Krishna and considered one of the most important centers of Indian art. This is one of three posters Broders designed for travel in India. Here, specifically, the poster is promoting travel on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway and the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Broders p. 108A, Perry / Broders p. 95.