May 05, 2011 - Sale 2246

Sale 2246 - Lot 31

Price Realized: $ 1,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
ARNE UNGERMANN (1902-1981) LUFTHAVNSLØBET. 1949.
33 1/4x24 1/4 inches, 84 1/2x61 1/2 cm. Andreasen & Lachmann, Copenhagen.
Condition B+ / B: wrinkles and creases in image; pin-holes in corners.
Promoting an "airport" race, an automotive competition held near the Copenhagen airport in a small town called Drag. The airplane is on the poster only to indicate the event's location. Ungermann, who was best known as a book illustrator and cartoonist, was a regular contributor to Politken Magazine (the sponsor of this event). He also designed posters.