René Leverd

Lot 44: POSTER: RENE LEVERD (1872-1938). GLADIATOR. 6

Name: POSTER: RENE LEVERD (1872-1938). GLADIATOR. 6
Brand: Swann Auction Galleries
SKU: j0k5j87de5

Est: $1,000 USD - $1,500 USD

Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USDecember 17, 2008

Item Overview

Description

RENE LEVERD (1872-1938) GLADIATOR.
61 1/2x46 1/2 inches, 156x118 cm. E. Bougard, Paris.
Condition B+: repaired tears in margins and image; unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds.
Pedaling on a hillside path in Brittany, a young peasant girl with a basket full of produce is zooming past a local policeman. It seems she has stolen a rabbit and is making her get-a-way. The rotund constable is not eager to pursue her on her speedy vehicle so he just wags an amused finger at her. Curiously, Gladiator used the conceit of outrunning law-enforcement officials on several of their posters from this era.

Artist or Maker

René Leverd

Condition Report

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Auction Details

RARE & IMPORTANT ART NOUVEAU POSTERS

Swann Auction Galleries

December 17, 2008, 01:30 PM EST

104 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, US

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