Pierre Fix-Masseau 1905–1994 Exactitude vintage poster
Caption Brief: Fix-Masseau worked closely with Cassandre from 1926 to 1928, and the master’s influence is clearly seen in this poster for the French railway. Fix-Masseau has, in fact, reversed the perspective of Cassandre’s 1927 Nord Express, and the powerful design results in one of the most impressive posters of the period.
1932
23¾ h × 39 w in (60 × 99 cm)
Edita, Paris
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Exhibited: Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde, 28 September 2023 - 25 February 2024, Poster House, New York
Condition: Cond A-: with creases, tears, and a few points of discoloration. Dimensions provided are of sight; work has not been examined out of frame. Framed behind acrylic measuring 41.75 × 26.75 inches.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 259; Fix-Masseau, p. 12; Musée d’Affiche, 88; Weill, 382; Modern Poster, 171; Deco Affiches, p. 87; PAI-LXVII, 410
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Caption Brief: Fix-Masseau worked closely with Cassandre from 1926 to 1928, and the master’s influence is clearly seen in this poster for the French railway. Fix-Masseau has, in fact, reversed the perspective of Cassandre’s 1927 Nord Express, and the powerful design results in one of the most impressive posters of the period.
1932
23¾ h × 39 w in (60 × 99 cm)
Edita, Paris
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Exhibited: Art Deco: Commercializing the Avant-Garde, 28 September 2023 - 25 February 2024, Poster House, New York
Condition: Cond A-: with creases, tears, and a few points of discoloration. Dimensions provided are of sight; work has not been examined out of frame. Framed behind acrylic measuring 41.75 × 26.75 inches.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 259; Fix-Masseau, p. 12; Musée d’Affiche, 88; Weill, 382; Modern Poster, 171; Deco Affiches, p. 87; PAI-LXVII, 410
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