May 05, 2011 - Sale 2246

Sale 2246 - Lot 43

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
THERYE LEE-ELLIOT (1903-1988) IMPERIAL AIRWAYS / LE TOUQUET. Circa 1935.
19 1/2x12 1/2 inches, 49 1/2x31 1/2 cm.
Condition B+ / B: sharp crease through bottom image; creases and abrasions in image. Paper.
Flags are arrayed in an asymmetrical layout, suggestive of the windows of a plane taking off. The pattern of the British Union Jacks surrounding the French Tricolor supports the poster's message of daily excursions from England to Le Touquet, in France. The British designer reversed the order of colors on the French flag.