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La Souveraine
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Harald BORNEMANN (20th–21st century), VW Beetle, Pop Art sil…
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196
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Harald BORNEMANN (20th–21st century), VW Beetle, Pop Art sil…
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Estimate €60 - €80
Voluntary lot
Description
Harald BORNEMANN (20th–21st century), VW Beetle, Pop Art silkscreen print, signed and numbered “12/12” in the bottom left-hand margin – approx. 40 x 60 cm (as seen)
COMMENT: Born out of the ‘people’s car’ project ’ entrusted to Ferdinand Porsche in 1934 — a project that showcased his genius even before the Stuttgart sports cars — the KdF-Wagen went into mass production after the war, spurred on by the British who revived the Wolfsburg factory. Its air-cooled boxer engine and its rounded silhouette, virtually unchanged over sixty-five years, make it the most-produced car in history based on a single model: more than 21.5 million units by 2003, the last of which rolled off the production lines in Puebla, Mexico. An icon of the 1960s and a film star under the name Choupette, it embodies both the democratisation of motoring and an unrivalled emotional attachment. Without it, there would have been no Porsche 356.
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Pictures credits:
The Sovereign
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