Lot Essay
This poster was designed for the famous train, L'Oiseau Bleu, which travelled between Paris and Belgium. Cassandre uses the metaphor of a house martin to illustrate speed.
BY A M CASSANDRE, 1929
Details
'L'OISEAU BLEU'
BY A M CASSANDRE, 1929
lithograph in colours, printed by L.Danel, Lille, restored loss bottom right hand margin, other minor defects, backed on linen
39 x 24in. (100 x 62cm.)
BY A M CASSANDRE, 1929
lithograph in colours, printed by L.Danel, Lille, restored loss bottom right hand margin, other minor defects, backed on linen
39 x 24in. (100 x 62cm.)
Literature
Mouron, pl.18