Aug 03, 2005 - Sale 2048

Sale 2048 - Lot 481

Price Realized: $ 3,220
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
WELSH TRAVEL AT REDUCED RATES TO YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER RESORT. 1935.
27x201/2 inches. Charles Daniel Frey Company, Chicago.
Condition A: wrinkles in image. Framed.
A sophisticated Art Deco image of a swimmer in white among purple fish and green sea plants who is reaching for a pink and brown conch below green water; lettering in black, red, and green. One in a rare, Art Deco series of ads for the Pullman Railway Company, whose fancy carriages and fine service had become virtually synonymous with luxury travel. As opposed to highlighting their luxurious accommodations, Pullman created a series of posters focusing on the glamorous nature of the women who traveled with Pullman and the destinations that could be reached. Among the tag lines used in the different posters were "Vacation Lands are Calling" and "Speed to Winter Playgrounds."