CASSANDRE, ADOLPHE MOURON (French 1901-1968), NORMANDIE, (Mouron 56, Tourism 19, La Mer 137, Schipp & Affiche p. 60, Brown & Reinhold 53, Weill 345, Reina Sofia p. 194, Affiches Art Deco p. 43 (var), Design Graphique 64.) 1935, lithograph printed in colours, 1935, printed by Alliance Graphique, Paris, measuring 39.5 x 24.5 inches, Alliance Graphique L. Danel, Paris. , One of the most famous images in poster art, Cassandre’s design for the Normandie is as powerful as it is magnificent. “The arrival in New York Harbor of the gigantic super-liner Normandie will inaugurate a new era of transatlantic travel. She will set new standards of luxury and speed, steadiness comfort and safety...not merely the largest liner afloat (79,280 tons)...but in almost every respect a new kind of liner!” (Transatlantique Advertisement). And in almost every respect, this Cassandre masterpiece was a new way of selling the glamour and excitement of ocean liner travel. A deceptively simple, but impressive design with the ship towering above us, a flight of small birds at the bottom, giving the image as much scale and strength as the imposing hull itself. The classic design appeared with several variants of text at the bottom, this being among the most famous

in good condition with a small loss to the margin in the upper right corner and a repaired tear running 1 inch into the left area above the ship in the sky, mounted on linen with good color remaining, a very small and pale spot of foxing just above the sea next to the ship's hull