La Licorne. ca. 1918.
Artist: ROBERT DE CONINCK
Size: 57 5/8 x 41 3/4 in./146.5 x 106 cm
Condition: B/ Tears at folds.
Printer: L'Edition Artistique, Paris
Reference: Ref: PAI-LXXIX, 104
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Automobiles; Animals
La Licorne. ca. 1918.
Coninck's majestic unicorn struggles to keep up with the Corre automobile charging ahead. The company adopted the animal as their mascot after achieving racing successes with the driver Waldemar Lestienne, whose family crest bore a unicorn. The company began production of tricycles, quadricycles, and single-cylinder cabriolets in Levallois-Perret in 1901; the outbreak of war forced them to relocate to Neuilly-sur-Seine, and they remained in business until 1947. Coninck's genre paintings were well-received at the Salon des Indépendants from 1920 to 1932.
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Artist: ROBERT DE CONINCK
Size: 57 5/8 x 41 3/4 in./146.5 x 106 cm
Condition: B/ Tears at folds.
Printer: L'Edition Artistique, Paris
Reference: Ref: PAI-LXXIX, 104
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Automobiles; Animals
La Licorne. ca. 1918.
Coninck's majestic unicorn struggles to keep up with the Corre automobile charging ahead. The company adopted the animal as their mascot after achieving racing successes with the driver Waldemar Lestienne, whose family crest bore a unicorn. The company began production of tricycles, quadricycles, and single-cylinder cabriolets in Levallois-Perret in 1901; the outbreak of war forced them to relocate to Neuilly-sur-Seine, and they remained in business until 1947. Coninck's genre paintings were well-received at the Salon des Indépendants from 1920 to 1932.
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