Aug 05, 2015 - Sale 2389

Sale 2389 - Lot 397

Price Realized: $ 1,875
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
SANDY HOOK (GEORGES TABOUREAU, 1879-1960) ANTILLES / CENTRE - AMÉRIQUE / CIE. GLE. TRANSATLANTIQUE. Circa 1920.
42x30 inches, 106x76 cm. F. Champenois, Paris.
Condition B+ / B: creases, restoration and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins and image.
An attractive, stylish couple are relaxing on a grassy bank on the island of Guadeloupe, watching the hustle and bustle of a busy Caribbean harbor, dominated by the impressive ocean liner, the Flandre. The Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (also known as the French Line) was the parent company of such renowned vessels as the France, Ile de France and the Normandie. Encyclopedie de l'Affiche p. 207, La Mer p. 141, Tourism 25.