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ROGER PEROT (1906-1976) DELAHAYE. 1935. 61x461/4 inches. Les Ateliers A. B. C, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration in margins; creases in margins and image. Essentially an architect, Perot designed a few exceptional posters, his two masterpieces being for Marchal headlights and this image for Delahaye. He created two versions of this classic automobile poster, each the same image but with different colors to suggest opposite times of day. The first, done in 1932, features a car against a blue background for a profound night-time image, the second, offered here with a yellow background, depicts the roadster on a sunny afternoon. With the car coming at the viewer at full speed, over a hill, the typography mirrors the angle of the cars front wheels, adding further dynamic perspective to the poster. Art Deco, p. 87, Automobile no. 72.
