Feb 05, 2004 - Sale 1995

Sale 1995 - Lot 337

Price Realized: $ 4,600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
SKI AT LAKE PLACID. Circa 1938.
241/2x171/2 inches. The Ultman Co.
Condition B+: minor foxing and discoloration in margins and image.
Maurer, who loved to ski as much as he loved trains, was able to create posters for both, in each capturing the joy and excitement that fellow enthusiasts would certainly feel. Here he combines the thrill of downhill skiing with a simple yet effective typographic conceit. One of the great American ski posters. Voyage p. 62.