Auction Date:2012 Nov 29 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Magnificent vintage color 35 x 17.75 lithograph drawn by Ernest Montaut and finished by artists in his studio and publishing house (pochoir process), entitled ‘Wright Au Camp D’Auvours,’ depicting Wilbur on his ‘flier’ near Le Mans, signed in fountain pen “22 December 1908, Wilbur Wright.” Litho is affixed to an identical size board and archivally framed. In fine condition, with some scattered light edge chipping and title faded.
With rising European skepticism that the Wright brothers’ claims of flight had been inflated by the US, Wilbur Wright began official public demonstrations on August 8, 1908 at the Hunaudieres horse racing track near Le Mans, France. Immediately thrilling the French public and erasing any doubts of their achievement, Wright drew crowds of thousands to the small track, forcing him to relocate to the larger Camp d’Avours to accommodate the masses. He took to the air every day, breaking records as soon as he set them, and quickly became the most celebrated figure in Europe. Drawn in by the hype, artist Ernest Montaut—known for his innovative, action-packed prints of aviation and motor racing—created this print for sale at his studio, L’Estampe Sportive Artistique in Paris. The prints were produced by the pochoir process, in which the outlines were drawn onto lithographic stones and printed, then painstakingly colored using individual color stencils. This extraordinary lithograph, purchased and signed while the historic flights dominated the headlines, is the only of its kind that we have seen: an absolutely remarkable piece!
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