| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date | Price | | | Description |
| 453 |  | Details | Theunissen, A. | 1930 |
| Engagez-vous dans la Marine |
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Theunissen, A. |
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| 1930 |
| $650.00 | Theunissen--A- | Engagez-vous-dans-la-Marine | Large, dynamic, post-WWI recruiting poster for the French navy dated to 1930. Depicts a fast patrol boat or destroyer. <BR> </BR>
Lithograph, signed in the plate by A. Theunissen, followed by the symbol of an anchor which is one of the privileges accorded those artists who have been appointed as official "Peintre de la Marine". Theunissen was given that honor in 1925 by the French Minister of Defense in recognition of his artistic work for the French Navy or maritime subjects . Published by Devambez, Paris. 1930. |
| 451 |  | Details | Decaris, Albert | 1958 |
| Salon de la Marine |
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Decaris, Albert |
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| 1958 |
| $195.00 | Decaris--Albert | Salon-de-la-Marine | Medium sized original two-color poster shows Neptune grasping a trident while cradling a sailing vessel. The poster was produced to promote the Salon de la Marine, held in 1958 at the Paris Musee de la Marine. The Salon is an event held at the National Marine Museum in Paris to display maritime art by invited artists and by artists named as "Peintre de la Marine" or official marine painter. <BR> </BR>
By Albert Decaris, one of France's top engravers in the 20th century. Decaris was honored with the post of the official painter of the Marine Francaise in 1962. Archivally matted. Total size 20"x25" including mat. |