Privat LIVEMONT (1861-1936) Automobile Club de... Lot 43

Privat LIVEMONT (1861-1936) Automobile Club de France. 1903. SIZE: 37 3/8 x 50 1/2 in./94.8 x 128.2 cm PRINTER: Imp. J. Barreau, Paris DESCRIPTION: In 1902 and 1903, Livemont created several posters for the Automobile Club of France and its exhibitions using elegantly adorned Art Nouveau women as embodiments of the organization as a whole. "Here, the figure is seated on a throne in front of the Grand Palais exhibition hall, drenched in roses and hints of an international throng come to admire progress” (Gold, p. 56). She has a flywheel for a halo—a witty nod to Mucha’s goddesses—and her foot rests upon an engine block. Cyclists adorn her throne in a gesture to the history of transport manufacture. (Art Nouveau; Automobiles)