Lot 350: [ Books ]

Farre (Henri, 1871-1934). Portrait of French WWI ace Georges Guinemer (1858-1917), 20 February 1917, half-length, in profile, etching in red ink with blue highlights, vignette of biplane and burning plane, Musee de Armee stamp lower right, signed presentation inscription from the artist in pencil for Mdlle. G. Fischer to lower margin, numbered 9/70, a little spotting, plate impression 34.5 x 23.5cm, framed and glazed. Georges Guinemer shot down fifty-three German airplanes during the three years he was engaged in action. He is memorialised in the Pantheon in Paris. French-born painter Henri Farre resided in Chicago and was appointed by the French government to paint and draw airplane fighting scenes. (1)
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