Dresch. 1928.

Artist: RAYMOND GID (1905-2000)
Size: 23 3/4 x 31 1/4 in./60.4 x 79.5 cm
Condition: B/ Tears at folds.
Printer: Imp. Bedos, Paris
Reference: Ref: Gid, 9; PAI-LXXIV, 115
Key Words: Art Deco; Bicycles; Motorcycles

Dresch. 1928.
Founded in 1920 by the eccentric multimillionaire French-Algerian industrialist Henri Dresch, Dresch motorcycles needed an equally memorable visual presence. This shadow-golem, sheltering one of Dresch's fine pieces of machinery, epitomizes the coolness of Art Deco.