Lucien Boucher - Air France Red Planisphere Poster

October 24, 2023

Prints, Photography, and Posters

Lot 3

Lucien Boucher

French (1889-1971)

Air France Red Planisphere Poster (1952)

Medium

lithograph in color

Dimensions

image: 23 1/4 x 27 1/2 inches

Signature

signed in plate lower right

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Price Realized: $750
Includes buyer's premium

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About this Lot

Description

one of several planisphere posters Boucher designed for Air France, depicting all the routes of the flights served by Air France with illustrations of people, flora, fauna, and architecture from around the world

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Frame Information: unframed
Provenance: Property from the Estate of Seymour Stein
Condition: overall good condition, toning and creasing throughout, with loses to edges outside of image

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The Estate of Seymour Stein

Legendary Sire Records co-founder, Seymour Stein, kick-started the era of punk and new wave music in the 1970s and ‘80s, by signing to the label such iconic artists as the Ramones, The Smiths, Talking Heads, Depeche Mode, Ice-T, and famously, in 1982, Madonna. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

Beginning in the early 1970s, while traveling as a young businessman throughout Europe, Stein developed an enthusiasm for early 20th-century art. Wherever he went, he sought out antique stores, art fairs, and major auction houses — ultimately forging a vast collection.

The Collecting Eye of Seymour Stein, Sotheby’s 2003 auction showcased Stein’s interest in Art Deco furniture and porcelain, metalwork and glassware, European Symbolist and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Works from the distinguished collection were also included in Sotheby’s 2018, Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite & British Impressionist Art, auction.