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A. M. Cassandre

  • Fetes de Paris
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    A. M. Cassandre

    Fetes de Paris

    $2,250.00

    Year: 1935

    Size: 24 1/2 x 38 3/4 inchs

    Condition: B+ / slight stains at edges.

    A surrealistic face and a grouping of Parisian landmarks against an early summer sky comprise the poster for the 1935 Paris Fair. During this period, Cassandre deviated from his purely geometric lines and experimented with more decorative approaches. These posters "were designed to appeal to the eye and, to give them their due, they succeeded in doing so perfectly” (Mouron, p. 71). This is the smaller format.

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  • Fleche d'Argent / Aeropostale
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    A. M. Cassandre

    Fleche d'Argent / Aeropostale

    $18,000.00

    Year: 1929

    Size: 24 1/4 x 39 5/8 inches

    Condition: A- / slight creases at edges.

    Air mail, it could be said, was invented after World War I by former wartime flyers looking for new lines of business. Posters helped to sell the outlandish concept to the public. “Speed is the theme of Flèche d'Argent (Silver Arrow).” Indeed: the wing of the cloud-like plane seems to tear a hole through the sky. Although at the time of this poster’s production this was one of the largest and most successful French airlines—with 131 aircraft and a network not only throughout France, but reaching Africa and South America as well—it could not withstand the pressure of the Depression. It went bankrupt in 1931 and what was left of it was amalgamated into Air France in 1933.

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