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Lot 143

[AUTOMOTIVE]. GOURSAT, Georges (“Sem”) (1863–1934). [Sem au...

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[AUTOMOTIVE]. GOURSAT, Georges (?Sem?) (1863?1934).?[Sem au Bois].?N.p., (Paris?) ca. 1908. Color lithographic panorama conjoined on six sheets, presented in scroll form on a heavy card rod, with tie (few tiny stains, some paper repairs at ends). Overall size when fully opened, 13 ? x 354?; 343 x 8,979 mm. The image depicts a long procession of early automobiles interspersed with carriages carrying Parisian aristocrats and even a Maharajah and his sons on the back of an elephant. This is a satirical depiction of members of the Jockey Club de Paris on an outing through the Bois de Boulogne park in Paris, headed to the races at Longchamp. A RARE PANORAMA by one of the most prominent caricaturists of the Belle Epoque.