eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result #2119 FOIRE DE PARIS linen French 1sh cool'18 Date Sold 8/19/2003Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked French Movie Poster (measures 29" x 43") (Learn More) Foire de Paris (literally translates to "Paris Fair"), the 1918 French poster promoting a festival. The fair is a major retail event that has been held annually in Paris since 1904, typically for ten days in April-May. Although mainly showing domestic goods, it offers a varied range of products for the general public. Since 1924 the fair has been held in the Porte de Versailles exhibition center, and is the largest general-purpose fair in Europe. Note that this poster features a Roman-looking man wearing just a loin cloth and a winged helmet guiding a gondolier. The boat has two Greek or Roman-looking women wearing togas and the boat is filled with pottery and the boat is named, "Foire de Paris" and the boat has an intricate carving of two cherubs, with the motto, "Fluctuat nec Merciti". In the background is a span of water with buildings at the edge of the water. The scene suggests Venice. The artwork is signed "Azebel" (spelling?) and under it is written "LE PAPIER" Paris. At the top of the poster is printed, "Administration: 8, Place de la Bourse", and printed in the upper right of the image background is "Mai 1918". If you have any other information about this poster (about its origins and what it was created for), please e-mail us and we will post it here. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this French poster measures 29" x 43" and is linenbacked. Condition: very good to fine. Prior to linenbacking, the poster was in very good to fine condition. The entire poster has darkened somewhat. There were small tears and smudges around the edges of the poster and minor wear on the foldlines. There were some smudges in the writing at the upper center. Whoever did the linenbacking did a very nice job as the defects are pretty invisible from any distance away. Learn More about condition grades
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