TITO ROVEDA (DATES UNKNOWN) ALGERIE / TUNISIE / PAR LA CIE DE NAVIGATION MIXTE. Circa 1935.
38x24 inches, 97x61 1/2 cm. Petit et Cie., Paris.
Condition A- / B+: repaired tears at edges, some affecting image; restoration in margins and image.
This is an enigmatic image that has not appeared at auction before. The Art Deco handling of the ship is reminiscent of Giovani Patrone's poster for the Rex and Savoia for the Italian Line. Likely, the ship depicted is the El-Mansour, who had her maiden voyage in 1933, and who was depicted in another poster bearing a similar likeness to this one. rare.