Francis Portier 1876–1961 Grand Prix Automobile de Genève vintage poster
Caption Brief: "Francis Portier [...] [allows] the spectators to simply watch in amazement as two racers streak by, blurred by speed and looking more like rocket ships or projectiles than race cars. Run on the Meyrin circuit, the 1931 Geneva Grand Prix was the first international automobile race ever held in Switzerland. The winner was French driver Marcel Lehoux (1888-1936) in his Bugatti Type 51" (The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 185).
1931
39⅜ h × 25⅝ w in (100 × 65 cm)
Sonor, Geneva
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Exhibited: Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde, 28 September 2023 - 25 February 2024, Poster House, New York | Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration, 31 August 2025 - 29 March 2026, Sarasota Art Museum, Florida
Condition: Cond B: with creases, repaired tears, touch-ups to fold lines, and overpainting. Work has not been examined out of frame but is fully visible. Framed behind acrylic measuring 43.125 × 29.5 × 1.75 inches.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 184
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Caption Brief: "Francis Portier [...] [allows] the spectators to simply watch in amazement as two racers streak by, blurred by speed and looking more like rocket ships or projectiles than race cars. Run on the Meyrin circuit, the 1931 Geneva Grand Prix was the first international automobile race ever held in Switzerland. The winner was French driver Marcel Lehoux (1888-1936) in his Bugatti Type 51" (The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 185).
1931
39⅜ h × 25⅝ w in (100 × 65 cm)
Sonor, Geneva
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Exhibited: Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde, 28 September 2023 - 25 February 2024, Poster House, New York | Art Deco: The Golden Age of Illustration, 31 August 2025 - 29 March 2026, Sarasota Art Museum, Florida
Condition: Cond B: with creases, repaired tears, touch-ups to fold lines, and overpainting. Work has not been examined out of frame but is fully visible. Framed behind acrylic measuring 43.125 × 29.5 × 1.75 inches.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 184
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