Weightlifting - Lot 114

Weightlifting Two original pieces, two periods: a) 50 nuances d'haltérophile (50 shades of weightlifter), an astonishing gray pencil sketch of an impressive weightlifter performing a clean and jerk. Sobriety, purity, beauty, power - weightlifting comes alive in this work by Rasasenne (?). The work: 29 x 20 cm, with frame: 46 x 36 cm. Circa 1960 b) Watercolor gouache, circa 1905: the fairground weightlifter, not quite dressed up, tames his rectangular weight before his routine. In tights, toga, strength bracelet and brush cut, the athlete concentrates. By A.Kassan ? 29.5 x 19.5 cm, with frame: 37 x 29 cm. From weightlifting, a spectacle on the public square or stage, we move on to sport and competition.