Lot 407

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FRENCH PATRIOTIC WAR DRIVE POSTER
World War I poster promoting French bonds, 31 3/4" x 47 1/2", depicts a crowd of people handing money to a woman symbolizing France, who in turn stands in front of a winged statue of liberty ("La Marseillaise"). The stairs around her are littered with bills, coins, and money bags. A small cherub figure in a helmet sits near the woman's feet. The captions reads: "2me EMPRUNT DE LA DEFENSE NATIONALE, En Avant Armee De L'Epargne C'est Pour La Patrie". ("Forward an Army of Savings for the Motherland"). Printed by Affiches Photographiques Robundy, Cannes. Folds, some minor chips at lower right margin, else very good.

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May 8, 2012 11:00 AM EDT
Stamford, CT, US

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