Lot 119
Georges Meunier (1869-1942)
'Bloques.'
A limited edition coloured lithographic print depicting a veteran car stranded in the middle of a field surrounded by a huge flock of sheep, the driver and his two passengers gesticulating wildly while a group of farm-workers look on. Issued in 1905 in a limited edition of only 100 copies, this example numbered 60, and signed in pencil by the artist in the bottom margin on the right-hand side. The red print in the bottom margin reads: Ed. Sagot - Editeur - Paris. Imp. CHAIX, Paris - Tous droits reserves. Printed artist's signature and the date '05 in the bottom right-hand corner of the image. As illustrated in The Motor Car in Art by Zolomij, Automobile Quarterly Pub, 1990. Print size, including the margins 36 x 53cm. Mounted, framed and glazed. Good condition, with excellent colour.
