Walter Thor (1870-1929) Grand Bazar Parisien /... Lot 44

Walter Thor (1870-1929) Grand Bazar Parisien / Nouvelles Galeries. SIZE: 46 3/8 x 61 3/8 in./117.8 x 155.8 cm DESCRIPTION: To call attention to a Christmas toy sale, an unbearably cute tragedy is displayed in all its lurid (read: adorable) detail. A toy car has run over a little girl doll! Another little girl doll in a red smock can't bear to look. The toy policeman has a baleful expression. A jumble of debris—little toy submarines, horsies, beach balls—lies pell-mell, as in a child's room that hasn't been cleaned. Thor's design is an absolutely marvelous evocation of a child's imagination in all its storytelling wonder. (Art Nouveau; Automobiles; Children)