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159 - AIRSHIP – KOLOSSAL! (ZEPPELIN 3006 – EIFFEL TOWER).
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
AIRSHIP – KOLOSSAL! (ZEPPELIN 3006 – EIFFEL TOWER). 1914. Original lithograph by Henri Armengol (1884–1944), printed in colour. Signed and dated on the plate. Vellum paper. Margins. German pride in its giant airships, the Zeppelins, is mocked on this French poster, probably produced after August 1914, the date of the first bombings of Liège and Antwerp against the Allies. Carrying a miniature representation of Emperor Wilhelm II and heading towards a group of soldiers in silhouette, the airship leaves a trail of destruction in its wake, sweeping away monuments of civilisation: St Basil’s Cathedral (Russia), the Great Sphinx of Giza (Egypt), the Mannequin Pis statue (Belgium) and the Eiffel Tower (France). 42 x 53.5 cm. Condition B (a few tears in the margins, one of which extends slightly into the subject in the top right-hand corner; the reverse is partially sun-faded; a few creases in the top and left margins; sun-fading in the top margin extending slightly into the top of the subject).
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About the sale Autumn Leaves: Prints and Drawings
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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 1:00 PM
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