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HARRY ELIOTT (1882-1959)
5
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[HORSE RACE.] 1902.
14
1
/
8
x39
1
/
2
inches, 36x100
1
/
4
cm.
Condition A- / B+: replaced upper right corner. Pochoir. Matted and framed. Unexamined out of frame.
Charles Edmond Hermet was a Frenchman with a fondness for all things British and so adapted a British
name, Harry Eliott, for his artistic pursuits. He was a painter and illustrator, best remembered for
illustrating the works of Charles Dickens, as well as for a series he did on outdoor and hunting scenes
very much in the style of Cecil Alden.
[400/600]
LÉON VALENTIN GAMBEY (1883-1914)
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COURSES DE CHALON
S
/ SAÔNE. Circa 1911.
51x36 inches, 129
1
/
2
x91
1
/
2
cm. J. Minot, Paris.
Condition A: minor repaired tears and creases along vertical and horizontal folds. Framed. Unexamined
out of frame.
A native of Chalon-sur-Saône, Gambey was known for his watercolors of soldiers and horses. After
studying art in his home town he moved to Paris where he continued his studies, drawing under
Eugène Grasset at
l’École Guerin
, a private art school. He joined the French Army at the outbreak of
the First World War and died in battle four months later. This well-composed image, with the
hallmarks of classic French Art Deco illustrations, is his only known poster.
[1,000/1,500]
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