ROGER SOUBIE (1898-1984) ROUTE DES PYRÉNÉES. Circa 1930.
41x29 1/2 inches, 104x75 cm. E. Baudelot, Paris.
Condition B+: repaired tears, replaced losses, creases and abrasions in margins; slight darkening from varnish in image.
Soubie, who went on to become a prolific designer of movie posters, began his career working for the French railway companies. These early posters are marked by their "chromatic audacity and the finesse of his drawing . . . his talent is expressed in a colorful and bold palette" (Pyrenees p. 158). rare. Not in Pyrenees.