Première Exposition Internationale Aéronautique / Yougoslavie vintage poster
Caption Brief: Staged at Belgrade's Zemun airfield from May 28 to June 14, 1938, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's first international aeronautic exhibition drew participants from five nations to showcase the latest in aviation. This poster captures the event's nocturnal drama, with aircraft crisscrossing beams of searchlight against the night sky—a striking Art Deco composition that, in hindsight, reads as an unsettling forecast of the aerial warfare soon to engulf Europe.
1938
38⅛ h × 26 w in (97 × 66 cm)
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Condition: Cond B: with creases, repaired tears, replaced paper, touch-ups, and overpainting.
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Caption Brief: Staged at Belgrade's Zemun airfield from May 28 to June 14, 1938, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia's first international aeronautic exhibition drew participants from five nations to showcase the latest in aviation. This poster captures the event's nocturnal drama, with aircraft crisscrossing beams of searchlight against the night sky—a striking Art Deco composition that, in hindsight, reads as an unsettling forecast of the aerial warfare soon to engulf Europe.
1938
38⅛ h × 26 w in (97 × 66 cm)
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Condition: Cond B: with creases, repaired tears, replaced paper, touch-ups, and overpainting.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
