? (1886) Paradis Sold at Auction Prices

Villard de Lans / Le Paradis des Enfants. 1930.

ARTIST: ROGER BRODERS (1883-1953) SIZE: 24 1/2 x 39 1/4 in./62.2 x 99.5 cm PRINTER: Imp. Lucien Serre, Paris DESCRIPTION: One of Broders’ trademarks is foreground elements framing or commanding a panoramic view. Here, he shows children bravely going through some open-air calisthenics on a terrace overlooking the slopes of Villard de Lans, a resort in the northern French Alps. He would recycle this design some six years later for the National Society of French Railways. (Art Deco; Travel)