Nov 11, 2011 - Sale 2261

Sale 2261 - Lot 5

Price Realized: $ 1,140
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
V. VEEVERS (DATES UNKNOWN) DARJEELING / EASTERN BENGAL RAILWAY. 1928.
39 1/2x25 1/2 inches, 100x65 cm. Calcutta Printing and Publicity Ltd., Calcutta.
Condition B+: light foxing in image; repaired tear through right margin into image.
Colorful and cheerful representatives of Darjeeling's native population in front of an abstract background, perhaps meant to represent a local market. From the typography to the graphic style of the image, this exotic poster boasts one of the more progressive designs to come out of India during the 1920s and 30s.