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NORTH AMERICAN Newsline FEBRUARY 25, 2022 | The Indian Eye 20

Rare Posters Auction #86

presents 425 acclaimed works

The lithographs and maquettes will be auctioned on Sunday, March 20 by Poster Auctions

International, Inc. (PAI), online and in their New York City gallery

OUR BUREAU
NEW YORK, N.Y.
he 86th Rare Posters Auction from Poster
Auctions International on Sunday, March 20
Tfeatures rare and iconic images from a cen-
tury of poster design. The collection includes Art
Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern, and Contemporary
works covering a variety of topics and styles.
All 425 lots will be on view to the public Febru-
ary 25 through March 19. The auction will be held
live in PAI’s gallery at 26 West 17 Street in New
th
York City, as well as online at posterauctions.com,
beginning promptly at 11am EDT.
Jack Rennert, president of Poster Auctions In-
ternational, Inc., said, “This auction not only fea-
tures top works by our most beloved artists, but also
includes rarely seen images, maquettes, drawings,
and books. From the Belle Époque designs of Al-
phonse Mucha and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to
the Jazz Age fashions of Paul Colin and Charles
Loupot, there is truly something special for every
collector at this sale.”
The auction will begin with 29 designs for bi-
cycles. Highlights include Achille Butteri’s ca. 1898
Cycles Perfecta (est. $7,000-$9,000), Pal’s ca. 1899
Phébus (est. $3,000-$4,000), H. Gray’s ca. 1900
Cycles “Brillant” (est. $2,500-$3,000), Marcello by Will Carqueville, Joseph J. Gould, Jr., Edward
Dudovich’s 1934 Cicli Dei (est. $6,000-$7,000), and Penfield, William H. Bradley, George Wharton Ed-
a rare anonymous design from ca. 1920 promoting wards, and Howard Chandler Christy are estimated
Harry D. Elkes and Major Taylor for Iver Johnson at $1,000-$2,500.
Racer (est. $2,000-$2,500). This auction features several notable art-
Next, posters for automobiles and aviation ist collections. From Leonetto Cappiello—the
will be offered. The designs for cars range from “father of modern advertising”—20 lithographs
the early Huile Rigal by Noël Dorville (est. $3,000- and maquettes will be up for bidding. Important
$4,000) to two powerful promotions for the Mona- works include his 1903 Absinthe Gempp Pernod
co Grand Prix of 1930 and 1932 by Robert Falcucci (est. $6,000-$7,000), the 1906 Zeste (est. $8,000-
(est. $25,000-$30,000 and $20,000-$25,000). Avia- $10,000), a 1912 maquette for Ramos Pinto / Vin-
tion buffs will delight in the 15 lots available, includ- ho do Porto (est. $12,000-$15,000), the rare 1912
ing Charles Léonce Brossé’s classic 1910 Meeting Pineral (est. $8,000-$10,000), the dramatic 1921
d’Aviation / Nice (est. $10,000-$12,000), Harold Mc- Cordial Campari (est. $17,000-$20,000), the 1922
Cready’s 1929 Imperial Airways (est. $4,000-$5,000), maquette for “VOV” (est. $14,000-$17,000),
W. E. C. Book’s rare 1935 Royal Air Force / Hendon and his joyous 1927 Nice (est. $7,000-$9,000).
(est. $4,000-$5,000), and contemporary designs for The champion posterist of Jazz Age Paris, Paul
TWA, Piedmont, and more. Colin, will have some of his most important works
22 War & Propaganda posters will be offered, at auction. These include his iconic—and incredibly
including Howard Chandler Christy’s 1917 I Want rare—1927 Bal Nègre (est. $70,000-$90,000), the 1947
You for the Navy (est. $1,200-$1,500), James Mont- Katherine Dunham (est. $4,000-$5,000), his 1930 Musée
gomery Flagg’s never-before-seen ca. 1917 Some d’Ethnographie (est. $7,000-$9,000), and a unique
Backing / The Empire State (est. $1,400-$1,700), ca. 1970 menu design, Tabarin (est. $4,000-$5,000).
Julius Ussy Engelhard’s 1918 Anarchie (est. $2,500- A fellow virtuoso of the Art Deco era, A. M.
$3,000), a variety of international World War II de- for bidding. These early designs for Lippincott’s, Cassandre will have 8 of his most powerful designs
signs, and a selection of images from Israel. Harper’s, The Century, and Scribner’s helped estab- available, including the 1927 Nord Express (est.
Next, 24 American Literary Posters will be up lish the American poster aesthetic. The posters Continued at next page... >>

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