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Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885-1943) MG 18/80 and Midget M

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Lot 5

Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885-1943) MG 18/80 and Midget M

Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885-1943) MG 18/80 and Midget M

Gouache and watercolour, signed and dated 1929 bottom right, the registration plate reads 1930.
From an impressive 3/4 front viewpoint it represents a green MG 18/80 saloon with black wings with four passengers, on the point of being overtaken on a forest road by a blue Midget Type M Sportscar.
Painted on a Whitman's drawing board, the usual medium for work by this artist.
65 x 53 cm

History : F. Gordon Crosby principally worked for the magazine "Autocar" and produced numerous front covers during the great inter-war period. A number of his artworks were reproduced as prints and lithographs.

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Frederick Gordon Crosby (1885-1943)
MG 18/80 et Midget M
Gouache et aquarelle, signée et datée 1929 en bas à droite, la plaque d'immatriculation portant 1930.
Dans une impressionnante vue de 3/4 avant et de face elle représente une berline MG 18/80 verte à ailes noires et ses quatre passagers sur le point d'être dépassée sur une route de forêt par une sportive Midget type M bleue.
Réalisée sur un carton à dessin de marque Whatman's, support habituel des oeuvres de cet artiste.
65 x 53 cm

Historique : F. Gordon Crosby travaillait principalement pour le magazine "Autocar" dont il a réalisé bon nombre de couvertures à la grande période de l'entre-deux guerres. Nombre de ses œuvres ont été reproduites en estampes ou lithographies.

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