Aug 06, 2003 - Sale 1975

Sale 1975 - Lot 24

Price Realized: $ 862
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
WLADYSLAW THEODORE BENDA POLACY! Circa 1916.
401/2x25 inches.
Condition B+: expertly repaired tear in left margin affecting image; vertical and horizontal folds; creases in margins.
A call to Polish immigrants to join in the Polish Army. One of two posters Benda created depicting historical or mythical Polish figues, the other features the flying Hussars. Here Kusciuszko and Pulaski (both Polish patriots who bravely fought for America during the American Revolution) appear side by side, with the Polish and American flags in the background. Theofiles 21.