Apr 24 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2702 -

Sale 2702 - Lot 57

Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500

YUNGE (DATES UNKNOWN)

SHELL FOR ANTI - KNOCK. 1930.


30x44¾ inches, 76¼x113½ cm.
Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration at edges, some into image; replaced losses at edges; colors attenuated. Framed.

Shell, under the direction of Jack Beddington, was one of Britain's strongest patrons of advertising arts (along with the London Underground). Year after year, Beddington orchestrated remarkable campaigns that were spread through the country on his trucks.

Crouse p. 91, Weill / Art Deco p. 202, Shell 27.