Badminton/Lauro/ "Badminton" poster by Maurice Lauro (1878-1 - Lot 18

Badminton/Lauro/ "Badminton" poster by Maurice Lauro (1878-1934) In this lithograph, the artist manages to capture the lively soul of a sport that sometimes borders on dance. He had started out as a press cartoonist, making a name for himself before the Great War in "Le Rire", as well as "Le Journal", "Le Pêle-Mêle" and "l'Almanach Vermot" (1906-1919), his longest collaboration. Then, the Roaring Twenties transcended him, and his transition to fashion and posters was a success, where he showed the full measure of his class and talent. His posters for Trouville, La Baule and Nice (Palais de la Méditerranée) are small masterpieces, although his work for Champigneules beer and Automoto bicycles is not without quality. He died in 1934, the year the International Badminton Federation was founded. One specialist speculates that this 1925 image was intended for Dieppe, one of the sport's first strongholds from 1908. As old as the hills, this sport has been an Olympic sport since 1992... TBE, minor restorations Wrapped, exceptionally fresh. 64 x 44 cm