Albert Solon Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Albert Solon Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 16, 2024
ALBERT SOLON 1897-1973 Air France / Paris Rome 1935 circa
Est: €1,500 - €2,000
Litografia a colori, France Affiches, Paris. Qualità: B=. Telato. 100,00 x 62,00 cm - Color lithograph, France Affiches, Paris. Condition: B=. Backed on linen. 39.37 x 24.41 in.
Aste Bolaffi
Mar. 03, 2024
Air France / Marseille / Alger. 1934.
Est: $1,700 - $2,000
ARTIST: ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) SIZE: 24 3/4 x 39 3/8 in./63 x 100 cm PRINTER: France Affiches, Paris DESCRIPTION: Air France promotes its five hour trip to the sunny coasts of Marseille and Algeria with evocative imagery of beach getaways. (Art Deco; Aviation; Travel)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Nov. 09, 2023
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973). AIR FRANCE / GOLDEN CLIPPER. 1933. 39½x24½ inches, 100¼x62¼ cm. France-Affiches, Paris.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) AIR FRANCE / GOLDEN CLIPPER. 1933. 39 1/2x24 1/2 inches, 100 1/4x62 1/4 cm. France-Affiches, Paris. Condition A: minor creases in margins; slight darkening at top left edge. Paper. Solon, a self-taught artist, designed posters for several different airline companies, starting with Franco-Roumaine in 1930, then Farman, Lufthansa and KLM. His most important airline client was Air France, beginning in 1933, for whom he designed a handful of boldly-colored posters in his inimitable Art Deco style. Here, combining dynamic typography with the speed and depiction of a Wibault 282.T12, he portrays the Golden Clipper on its speedy route between Paris and London, illuminating the entire poster in the golden rays of the sun, as if to emphasize its name. Fly Now! p. 99, Air France p. 9.
Swann Auction Galleries
Mar. 16, 2023
SOLON, Albert (1897–1973). Buvez de Cidre. Paris: Les Creat...
Est: $300 - $500
SOLON, Albert (1897–1973). Buvez de Cidre. Paris: Les Creations Graphiques, ca. 1930s. Government poster promoting the cider as the “national drink” enjoyed by the entire family. 18 ¼ x 12 ½”. Linen backed. A-.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Mar. 16, 2023
SOLON, Albert (1897–1973). Lignes Aeriennes Farman / De L’A...
Est: $800 - $1,200
SOLON, Albert (1897–1973). Lignes Aeriennes Farman / De L’Antiquite a Nos Jours. Paris: Publicite Ch. Egler, ca. 1920s. Pegasus flies next to a Farman F.190, under radiating sunlight. Founded in 1919 by French aviation pioneer Henri Farman (1874–1958) and his brothers, Farman Airlines was the first airline to fly between European capitals. This is one of several aviation posters Solon designed for Farman and Air France. Framed, sight 26 x 17 ½”. Several long closed tears into image; few small punctures and tears; scattered creasing. No copies traced at auction; one institutional copy (Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum).
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Dec. 17, 2022
AIR FRANCE - VINTAGE POSTER by Solon, Albert
Est: €500 - €600
Poster, offset print, on linen, F 1934, print: France Affiches, *(linen dimensions: 33,5 x 52,5 cm). *(Voyage)
Wormser Reklame-Auktion
Dec. 09, 2022
LES VIGNOBLES/ DE FRANCE.
Est: €100 - €150
Chromolith., 94 x 63 cm, signée dans la pl. - Affiche de propagande en faveur du vin publiée par le ministère de l'Agriculture et montrant les vignobles répartis sur la carte de France, de Corse et du nord de l'Algérie.
Arenberg Auctions
Aug. 04, 2022
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973). LES VIGNOBLES DE FRANCE. Circa 1954. 37¾x25¼ inches, 95¾x64 cm. Les Créations Graphiques, Paris.
Est: $500 - $750
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) LES VIGNOBLES DE FRANCE. Circa 1954. 37 3/4x25 1/4 inches, 95 3/4x64 cm. Les Créations Graphiques, Paris. Condition A-: minor repaired tears and pin holes at edges; creases at edges and in image; slight time-staining in lower image.
Swann Auction Galleries
Nov. 23, 2021
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973). FARMAN AIR LINES. 1926. 36¾x25¼ inches, 93¼x64 cm. West, Courbevoie.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) FARMAN AIR LINES. 1926. 36 3/4x25 1/4 inches, 93 1/4x64 cm. West, Courbevoie. Condition A-: expertly-repaired tears and minor restoration in margins; repaired tear at right edge, slightly into image. Solon specialized in aviation posters, for a time, working under contract with Farman Airlines, and later went on to design memorable images for Air France, KLM and Lufthansa. His design work for Farman consistently utilized an inimitable, unembellished Art Deco style. Here, he depicts the F-170 Jabiru (Stork), an eight-seater with an elegantly appointed interior cabin. It is depicted taking flight above the curvature of the earth and soaring up past the birds from which it takes its name. The Farman company was founded in 1919 and was a forerunner of the Société Générale de Transport Aérien (SGTA). In 1933, the SGTA was one of five airline companies that merged to form Air France. Air France p. 75, Looping the Loop pl. 83, Airlines p. 39, Airways p. 18.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jul. 20, 2021
St. Raphaël. 1935.
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
ARTIST: ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) SIZE: 62 1/8 x 45 3/8 in./158 x 115.2 cm PRINTER: Imp. St. Raphaël, Paris DESCRIPTION: Solon takes St. Raphaël’s waiters—originally designed by Loupot—out of the bar and out for a drive. Though he stays true to Loupot’s color scheme, Solon has added more human details to the men’s faces. The design is noted as “d’après Ray,” though we’re unsure of who Ray might be. Interestingly, we know of two more 1935 designs for St. Raphaël with the same characters; one, by Hardy, shows the waiters on water skis and is “d’après Ray,” while another anonymous design with the waiters on skis is “d’après Solon.” It would appear these artists were engaged in a bit of creative tug-of-war. We hope one of our astute readers will resolve the mystery for us. (Art Deco; Alcohol)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jul. 17, 2021
Poster by Albert Solon - Farman Air Lines
Est: €980 - €2,000
Farman Air Lines - 64,5x90, 1926 by Albert Solon (1897-1973)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions
Mar. 25, 2021
FOIRE DE PARIS/ 13-29/MAI/1933.
Est: €200 - €300
Chromolith., vélin 99,5 x 65 cm ; signée dans la pl. (plis, qqs déchir. marg., qqs souill. dans le motif, nombreux renforts au verso). - Le Français Albert Solon (1897-1973) est plus connu pour les affiches qu'il a réalisées pour Air France et d'autres compagnies aériennes. - Joint : Villemot & Bouissoud - Paris 1937/ Exposition internationale// Féerie d'art et de lumière. Paris, Danel, 1937. Réduction chromolith. de l'affiche originale, 45,5 x 25 cm ; signée dans la pl. ; timbre fiscal (petits trous de punaisage, 1 éraflure masquée à l'encre noire, qqs renforts au verso). (2 pcs)
Arenberg Auctions
Dec. 05, 2020
Original 1950s French Wine Vineyard Map Travel Poster
Est: $300 - $500
Solon, Albert 1897 - 1973. Les Vignobles de France. Offset ca. 1954. Size: 37.7 x 25.5 in. (96 x 65 cm). Printer: Les Creations Graphiques, Paris. Condition Details: (A-) on linen, small edge tears, one of them 3 in./ 8cm at the bottom
PosterConnection Inc.
Oct. 15, 2020
Albert Solon (1897-1973) LIGNES FARMAN / LES GRANDES EXPRESS AÉRIENS. 1930.
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) LIGNES FARMAN / LES GRANDES EXPRESS AÉRIENS. 1930. 39 1/2x26 1/4 inches, 100 1/4x66 1/2 cm. Ch. Egler, Paris. Condition A- / B+: minor expertly-repaired tears, creases and abrasions in margins; slight time-staining at edges; small loss in upper left corner. Solon specialized in aviation posters. For a while he worked under contract with Farman Airlines, and went on to design memorable, Art Deco images for Air France, KLM and Lufthansa. Henri Farman (1874-1958) was an aviation pioneer who, in 1908, was the first man to fly a one kilometer circle on an observed course. Along with his brother Maurice, he was also among the first involved in the aircraft industry and the world of civil aviation. In this poster one can't help but see an echo of Cassandre's Nord Express, from 1927, in the color palette and perspective of the locomotive and telegraph wires. Of course here the plane is the subject, soaring far above the "sluggish" engine. The Farman company was founded in 1919 and was a forerunner of the Société Générale de Transport Aérien (SGTA). In 1933, the SGTA was one of five airline companies that merged to form Air France. L'Histoire de l'Avaition p. 84.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 25, 2018
Farman Air Lines. 1926.
Est: $1,400 - $1,700
Artist: ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) Size: 23 5/8 x 35 in./60 x 88.8 cm Publicité West, Courbevoie In a scene straight out of comic books 30 years later, a magenta plane swoops into a bright yellow sky, with the Marvel-esque Farman logo emblazoned in turquoise over an orange sun: heroic imagery typical of the brave new airline industry of the 1920s. The Farman brothers founded this company in 1919. Solon was its official posterist before its merger with Air Union, CIDNA, and Air Orient in 1933, and he continued to design for the new company that emerged, Air France. (Aviation)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Oct. 26, 2017
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973). AIR FRANCE / GOLDEN CLIPPER. 1933. 38x23 inches, 97x59 cm. France-Affiches, Paris.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) AIR FRANCE / GOLDEN CLIPPER. 1933. 38 1/4x23 1/2 inches, 97 1/4x59 3/4 cm. France-Affiches, Paris. Condition A-: minor repaired tears at edges; creases and minor abrasions in margins and upper image. Matted and framed. Solon, a self-taught artist, designed posters for several different airline companies, starting with Franco-Roumaine in 1930, then Farman, Lufthansa and KLM. His most important airline client was Air France, beginning in 1933, for which he designed a handful of boldly-colored posters in his inimitable Art Deco style. Here, combining dynamic typography with the speed and depiction of a Wibault 282.T12, he portrays the Golden Clipper on its speedy route between Paris and London, illuminating the entire poster in the golden rays of the sun, as if to emphasize its name. Fly Now! p. 99, Air France p. 9.
Swann Auction Galleries
Aug. 02, 2017
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973). AIR FRANCE. 1934. 39x23 inches, 99x60 cm. France Affiches, Paris.
Est: $700 - $1,000
ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) AIR FRANCE. 1934. 39x23 3/4 inches, 99x60 1/4 cm. France Affiches, Paris. Condition A-: repaired tear at top edge, slightly into image; minor overpainting in margins; minor abrasions in image. Not in Air France.
Swann Auction Galleries
Jun. 22, 2017
Air France / Golden Clipper. 1933.
Est: $1,400 - $1,700
Artist: ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) Size: 24 1/4 x 39 1/4 in./65.99.6 cm France-Affiches, Paris Air France, as a company, was formed on October 7, 1933 from a merger of several airlines including Air Orient and Comagnie Générale Aéropostale making this 1933 image one of the earliest and rarest in Air France's prodigious artistic portfolio. Not only is it immensely cheery not only is the typography so funky and modern but a 95-minute transit between Paris and London is still faster than the Chunnel. This is the English text version. (Air France)
Poster Auctions International Inc
Feb. 28, 2017
Old Original 1930s French RADIO Poster Point Bleu SOLON
Est: $100 - $500
Artist: Solon, Albert 1897 - 1973. Point Bleu - Le Rond-Point des Ondes. Technique: Offset 1937. Size: 38.5 x 25.5 in. (98 x 65 cm). Printer: Les Creations Graphiques, Paris. Condition details: (A-) was folded horiz., small tears and minor creasing at the edges, tiny loss in the top right corner. Estimate: 500. Starting Bid: 100.
PosterConnection Inc.
Oct. 15, 2016
Old Original 1930s French RADIO Poster Point Bleu SOLON
Est: $300 - $500
Artist: Solon, Albert 1897 - 1973. Point Bleu - Le Rond-Point des Ondes. Technique: Offset 1937. Size: 38.5 x 25.5 in. (98 x 65 cm). Printer: Les Creations Graphiques, Paris.
PosterConnection Inc.
Aug. 11, 2016
Foire de Paris. 1937
Est: $700 - $900
Artist: ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) Size: 25 3/4 x 39 1/4 in./65.5 x 99.8 cm Imp. Spéc. de la Foire, Paris
Poster Auctions International Inc
Jan. 31, 2016
Air France / Marseille / Alger. 1934
Est: $2,500 - $3,000
Artist: ALBERT SOLON (1897-1973) Size: 25 x 39 1/2 in./63.4 x 100.4 cm France Affiches, Paris
Poster Auctions International Inc
Sep. 11, 2015
Albert Solon (French, 1897-1973) St. Raphaël Quinquina, 1935. Signed and identified within the matrix. Color lithographic poster, sight
Est: $700 - $900
Albert Solon (French, 1897-1973) St. Raphaël Quinquina, 1935. Signed and identified within the matrix. Color lithographic poster, sight size 44 1/2 x 61 1/4 in. (113.0 x 155.8 cm), framed. Condition: Unobtrusive folds with minute breaks to ink, not examined out of frame.
Skinner
Jun. 04, 2015
Albert Solon (1897-1973) AIR FRANCE, PARIS-LONDRES, GOLDEN CLIPP
Est: £2,500 - £3,500
Albert Solon (1897-1973) AIR FRANCE, PARIS-LONDRES, GOLDEN CLIPPER lithograph in colours, 1933, printed by France-Affiches, Paris, condition A-; backed on linen 39½ x 24½ in. (100 x 63 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 04, 2015
Albert Solon (1897-1973) LIGNES FARMAN, PARIS lithograph in col
Est: £1,000 - £1,500
Albert Solon (1897-1973) LIGNES FARMAN, PARIS lithograph in colours, 1932, printed by Ch. Egler, Paris, condition B+; backed on japan 39 x 24½ in. (100 x 62 cm.)
Christie's
Apr. 25, 2015
Original 1930s Air France Travel POster ALBERT SOLON
Est: $600 - $1,000
Solon, Albert 1897 - 1973. Air France. Lithograph 1934. Size: 19.6 x 12.2 in. (50 x 31 cm). Printer: France-Affiches, Paris. Condition Details: (A-/B+) on linen, small edge tears, repaired needle holes and tiny losses in the margins.
PosterConnection Inc.
Mar. 03, 2015
Nice Original 1950 Paris Fair Poster
Est: $100 - $400
Solon, Albert 1897 - 1973. Foire de Paris. Lithograph 1950. Size: 23.6 x 15.7 in. (60 x 40 cm). Printer: Imp. Spec. de la Foire Paris. Condition Details: (A) minimal edge creasing.
PosterConnection Inc.
Mar. 02, 2015
Attribué à Albert SOLON Marseille. Iles Baléares. Alger en 5 heures
Est: €400 - €700
Attribué à Albert SOLON Marseille. Iles Baléares. Alger en 5 heures Aquarelle et gouache, projet d'affiche pour Air France 59 x 37 cm. (23 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.). Encadrée Attributed to Albert Solon, watercolor and gouache, project for Air France poster. Framed
Artcurial
Jan. 23, 2015
Albert Solon (French, 1897-1973) St. Raphaël Quinquina, 1935. Signed and identified within the matrix. Color lithographic poster, sight
Est: $700 - $900
Albert Solon (French, 1897-1973) St. Raphaël Quinquina, 1935. Signed and identified within the matrix. Color lithographic poster, sight size 44 1/2 x 61 1/4 in. (113.0 x 155.8 cm), framed. Condition: Unobtrusive folds with minute breaks to ink, not examined out of frame.
Skinner
Jan. 25, 2012
Albert Solon Air France Paris Bordeaux Madrid 100 x 62 cm, BE
Est: €800 - €1,000
Albert Solon Air France Paris Bordeaux Madrid 100 x 62 cm, BE
Tajan
Jan. 25, 2012
Albert Solon Les vignobles de France 96 x 63 cm
Est: €600 - €800
Albert Solon Les vignobles de France 96 x 63 cm
Tajan
Nov. 12, 2011
Poster by Albert Solon - Farman-Sabena Baltic Air Express
Est: €650 - €1,000
Farman-Sabena Baltic Air Express - 62,5x97, ca. 1955, on linen by Albert Solon (1897-1973)
Van Sabben Poster Auctions