Lot Essay
Chamonix hosted the 1st Winter Olympics in 1924 and four different posters were designed to illustrate the facilities created.
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CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC, VIIIME OLYMPIADE
Details
MATISSE, Auguste (1866-1931)
CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC, VIIIME OLYMPIADE
lithograph in colours, 1924, printed by Cornille & Serre, Paris, minor repaired defects in the margins, generally in excellent condition, backed on linen
42½ x 31in. (108 x 79cm.)
CHAMONIX-MONT-BLANC, VIIIME OLYMPIADE
lithograph in colours, 1924, printed by Cornille & Serre, Paris, minor repaired defects in the margins, generally in excellent condition, backed on linen
42½ x 31in. (108 x 79cm.)
Literature
C.I.O., 31
La Montagne s'Affiche, p.193
La Montagne s'Affiche, p.193