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Jeux Olympiques / Paris 1924.
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Jeux Olympiques / Paris 1924.
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PAI-LXXXVIII: Rare Posters
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ARTIST
ORSI (1889-1947)
Description
Artist: ORSI (1889-1947)
Size: 31 3/8 x 46 1/8 in./79.8 x 117.2 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
Printer: Phogor, Paris
Reference: Olympics, p. 29; Kauffer/Poster Purpose, p. 156; Sport à l’Affiche, 89; PAI-LXXXVII, 140
Key Words: Art Deco; Olympics; Sports
Jeux Olympiques / Paris 1924.
From the 150 sketches submitted in the poster competition of the 1924 Paris Olympics, the French Olympic Committee selected two: this one and another by Droit (see PAI-LXXXVII, 139). Orsi, a prolific poster artist—his published works number more than a thousand—symbolizes the 8th Olympics with a view of a javelin thrower about to hurl his ancient weapon out over a panorama of Paris; a globe is included to suggest the international scope of the event.
Size: 31 3/8 x 46 1/8 in./79.8 x 117.2 cm
Condition: A-/ Unobtrusive folds.
Printer: Phogor, Paris
Reference: Olympics, p. 29; Kauffer/Poster Purpose, p. 156; Sport à l’Affiche, 89; PAI-LXXXVII, 140
Key Words: Art Deco; Olympics; Sports
Jeux Olympiques / Paris 1924.
From the 150 sketches submitted in the poster competition of the 1924 Paris Olympics, the French Olympic Committee selected two: this one and another by Droit (see PAI-LXXXVII, 139). Orsi, a prolific poster artist—his published works number more than a thousand—symbolizes the 8th Olympics with a view of a javelin thrower about to hurl his ancient weapon out over a panorama of Paris; a globe is included to suggest the international scope of the event.
