PAI-LXVII: Rare Posters

Port-Aviation / Grande Quinzaine de Paris. 1909.

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Description

Artist: RAYMOND TOURNOD
Size: 46 3/4 x 62 7/8 in./118.5 x 159.5 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
Printer: Affiches E. Bougard, Paris
Reference: Ref: Looping the Loop, pl. 30; Handlebars/Joystick, p. 142; PAI-LI, 526
Key Words: aviation

Port-Aviation / Grande Quinzaine de Paris. 1909.
“The propellers had scarcely stopped turning at the world’s first great aviation meet at Rheims in August 1909, when an October Fortnight was held at the town of Juvisy’s self-styled Port-Aviation some nineteen kilometers south of Paris. Shown in this poster are a high-winged, two-seater Blériot Model XII monoplnae, similar to the machine its inventor had piloted in the first Gordon Bennet race at Rheims six weeks previously, and an early-model Wright biplane preparing to take off. Advertised were several Grands Prix, including those offered by the Paris Municipal Council and the Society for the Encouragement of Aviation. A prize was also offered for slow flying. Public interest in the events was overwhelming. Such enormous crowds engulfed the suburban railway system that at one point the trains broke down” (Looping the Loop, p. 48).

artist

RAYMOND TOURNOD

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Grande Semaine d’Aviation / Rouen. 1910.

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Artist: GEORGES VILLA (1883-1965)
Size: 36 7/8 x 51 in./93.7 x 129.7 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at folds.
Printer: Imp. Emile Wolf, Rouen
Reference: Ref: Affiches d’Aviation, p. 55; Looping the Loop. 38; Toujours Plus Haut, p. 92; Perier, 83; PAI-LIII, 10
Key Words: aviation

Grande Semaine d’Aviation / Rouen. 1910.
“Rouen displayed more than one poster to publicize its June meeting of 1910. In addition to the better known version of a pilot saluting the saints as he rounds the city’s famous cathedral [see PAI-XXXVII, A36], there was this striking portrayal by respected artist Georges Villa of what one may assume to be the Spirit of Flight, a robed female figure spreading her wings in emulation of a speeding monoplane. There was no need to remind spectators of the historical significance of Rouen. It was here that Joan of Arc was burned at the stake by the English in 1431” (Looping the Loop, p. 59). It’s also interesting to note that while the organizers of the event shortened its length, starting it on the nineteenth rather than the sixteenth of June (see subsequent Lot), this poster fails to note that change which appears on nearly all other known examples.

artist

GEORGES VILLA (1883-1965)

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Grande Semaine d'Aviation. 1910.

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Artist: CHARLES RAMBERT (1867-1932)
Size: 36 x 51 1/8 in./91.5 x 129.7 cm
Condition: B+/ Tears at top & bottom edges.
Printer: Imp. Girieud, Rouen
Reference: Ref: Affiches d’Aviation, p. 56; Looping the Loop. 37; Toujours Plus Haut, p. 93; Perier, 97; Handlebars/Joystick p. 149; PAI-LV, 114
Key Words: aviation

Grande Semaine d'Aviation. 1910.
“Organized by the city of Rouen, and financed by the Ligue Nationale Aérienne, the newspaper L’Auto, and the Automobile Club de Normandie, this meet took place on the Rouvray parade ground, following the Budapest international air show and the third Port-Aviation show. Fifty thousand spectators attended the Great Aviation Week of Rouen, with its two-mile circuit, to watch a dozen monoplanes and as many biplanes compete in the now classic disciplines: speed, altitude, and flight duration. The air show’s prizes totaled 200,000 francs (150,000 francs according to the posters). The air show was dominated by a talented young man, Léon Morane, who won all of the events, while Marcel Hanriot, Europe’s youngest aviator, was making his debut” (Affiches d’Aviation, p. 33).

artist

CHARLES RAMBERT (1867-1932)

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Semaine d'Aviation de Lyon. 1910.

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Description

Artist: CHARLES TICHON
Size: 47 1/4 x 62 3/4 in./120 x 159.4 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at folds & edges; partially recreated top margin.
Printer: Imp. Emile Pécaud, Paris
Reference: Ref: Affiches d’Aviation, p. 52; Looping the Loop, 36; Toujours Plus Haut, p. 94;PAI-L, 47
Key Words: aviation, gan

Semaine d'Aviation de Lyon. 1910.
“Organized by the city of Lyon, the Aéro-Club du Rhône, and the Automobile Club Rhône in Bron . . . the Great Aviation Week took place in front of one hundred thousand spectators, but was hampered by other meets taking place at the same time in Vienna, Berlin, Odessa, and Budapest, not to mention the poor weather conditions” (Affiches d’Aviation, p. 33). None of the rain and wind that plagued the event are present in this grandiloquent Tichon design, overflowing with the hope and fascination attached to the newfound technology.

artist

CHARLES TICHON

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Grande Quinzaine D’Aviation. 1910.

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Description

Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 29 1/2 x 41 1/8 in./75 x 104.5 cm
Condition: A.
Printer: Imp. Dondé Frères, Paris
Reference: Ref: Affiches d’Aviation, p. 63 (var); Looping the Loop, 4 (var); Trouville/Deauville, p. 61; PAI-LIX, 12
Key Words: aviation

Grande Quinzaine D’Aviation. 1910.
“During the Le Havre air show, which took place ... at the same time as the meet in Deauville-Trouville, Léon Morane ... was not at his best, winning only the altitude event. He climbed up to 7,054 feet, as measured with a barograph aboard a balloon flying at 6,693 feet. It was the new world record ... The organizers managed advertising savings by grouping the Le Havre air show with the one in Deauville-Trouville on the same poster as the Great Aviation Fortnight” (Affiches de l’Aviation, p. 34).

artist

ANONYMOUS

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Semaine d'Aviation / Nantes. 1910.

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Description

Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 39 x 74 3/8 in./99 x 189 cm
Condition: B/ Slight tears at folds & in bottom text area.
Printer: Imp. Gvéneux, Nantes
Reference: Ref: Affiches l'Aviation, p. 62 (var)
Key Words: aviation

Semaine d'Aviation / Nantes. 1910.
This never-before-seen two sheet design announces the Nantes Air Show of 1910. Prominently displayed is the Antoinette monoplane flown by René Thomas, who would famously participate in the first mid-air collision two months later.

artist

ANONYMOUS

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Flers-Aviation. 1911.

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Description

Artist: ANONYMOUS
Size: 47 x 63 in./119.3 x 160 cm
Condition: B/ Restored tears at folds & edges.
Printer: Imp. Folloppe, Flers-Argentan
Reference:
Key Words: aviation

Flers-Aviation. 1911.
This undocumented early aviation poster announces a three-day airmeet in the northwestern French commune of Flers. Monoplanes and biplanes piloted by seasoned aviators Bathiat, Molla, and Visseaux will perform various feets during the day, while the evenings will be filled with a grand ball.

artist

ANONYMOUS

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4eme Exposition de la Locomotion Aerienne. 1912.

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Description

Artist: GEORGES DORIVAL (1879-1968)
Size: 45 3/4 x 61 in./116 x 155 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at folds.
Printer: Atelier Geo Dorival, Paris
Reference: Ref: Affiches Aviation, p. 78; PAI-LI, 303
Key Words: aviation

4eme Exposition de la Locomotion Aerienne. 1912.
By 1912, the public fascination with air shows was on the decline -- advertisers had to create newer, more spectacular draws to attract the crowds of just three years prior. Here, Dorival showcases two Bleriot-style aircrafts hovering over the ever-familiar Parisian landscape, the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame protruding into the clouds in the background.

artist

GEORGES DORIVAL (1879-1968)

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Aviation St Amand-Montrona. ca. 1915.

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Description

Artist: R. TOUGERE
Size: 47 x 62 3/4 in./119 x 159 cm
Condition: B+/ Slight tears at folds.
Printer: Imp. Pivoteau, Saint-Amand
Reference:
Key Words: aviation

Aviation St Amand-Montrona. ca. 1915.
This brightly-hued poster is as humorous as it is rare, with an aggresive pilot gesturing rudely to some annoyed eagles to get out of his way. The event advertised is a three-day airmeet in August, featuring everything from a nighttime air show, to a bicycle race, to a "battle" featuring flowers and confetti.

artist

R. TOUGERE

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Exposition Internationale Locomotion Aérienne. 1919.

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Description

Artist: DOMINIQUE CHARLES FOUQUERAY (1872-1956)
Size: 31 1/4 x 47 1/4 in./79.2 x 120 cm
Condition: A-/ Slight tears at bottom.
Printer: Imp. Lapina, Paris
Reference: Ref: Toujours Plus Haut, p. 100; Affiches d'Aviation, p. 93; PAI-LXVI, 35
Key Words: aviation

Exposition Internationale Locomotion Aérienne. 1919.
The Sixth Paris Air Show was the first to occur after the end of World War I, having been on hiatus since 1913. This poster presents a solid sense of naitonalism celebrating the recent victory, a trumpeting embodiment of the French people heralding in the now-peaceful developments in aviation.

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DOMINIQUE CHARLES FOUQUERAY (1872-1956)

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