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229. WWI “Fate Tutti Il Vostro Dovere!” Italian war bonds poster. (ca. 1917) Achille Mauzan was one of Italy’s premier poster
designers, and he created many superb merchandise and travel posters. For the war effort, he created this dramatic “Everyone Do Your
Duty!” design. Linen-backed (28 x 39.5 in.; 711 x 1003 mm.), very fine. $700 - $1,000
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230. WWI “Souscrivez a L’Emprunt de la Victoire” Canadian war bonds poster. (ca. 1917) Change the helmet, and this French
Canadian example is almost a direct copy of the head in the Mauzan poster cited elsewhere here. Linen-backed (40 x 60 in.; 1016 x
1524 mm.), very fine. $700 - $1,000
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231. WWI “The Time Has Come to Conquer or Submit”
Woodrow Wilson poster. (1916) Styled like a bronze
commemorative plaque, and one of very few WWI posters to
depict the president. Unfolded and unbacked (20 x 30 in.; 508 x
762 mm.), very fine. $100 - $200
232. WWI “You Buy a Liberty Bond Lest I Perish” Statue of
Liberty/war bonds poster. (1917) There are two finger-pointing
Statue of Liberty posters for WWI, this one by Charles Macaulay
being the better in design and execution. Linen-backed (20 x 30 in.;
508 x 762 mm.), very fine. $200 - $300
233. WWI “Zeichnet Kriegsanleihe” pair of classic German war bond posters. (1917) These two posters by Karl Sigrist and
Fritz Erler are classic German designs in smaller sizes, with the powerful eagle and dove frequently cited as one of Germany’s best posters
of the war. Helmeted soldier is unbacked (9 x 13 in.; 23 x 33 mm.) and eagle with dove is unfolded unbacked (18.75 x 27.75 in.; 480 x
700 mm.); both very fine. $200 - $300
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234. WWI “Volksspende fur die Deutschen Kriegs - und Zivil-Gefangenen” prisoner relief program poster. (1917)
Ludwig Hohlwein’s design appeal is huge in the art and collector world, with poster prices in excess of $10,000 common for his
commercial posters. This is probably the best German poster of the war. Linen-backed (23 x 35 in.; 584 x 890 mm.) very fine.
$2,000 - $3,000
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235. WWI “For the Liberty of the World” Statue of Liberty poster by SEM. (1917) This stunning and scarce Statue of Liberty
poster, printed in both French and English versions, is by SEM (Serge Goursat), one of France’s best poster artists. The poster remains
untrimmed at the bottom unlike many surviving examples. Linen-backed (30.25 x 46.375 in.; 768 x 1180 mm.), fine. $1,000 - $1,500
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236. WWI “Pour le triomphe souscrivez” war bond poster
by SEM. (ca. 1917) Troops pour through the Arc de Triomphe in
this fanciful and highly detailed design by SEM. Linen-backed (31.5
x 45 in.; 800 x 1145 mm.) fine. $200 - $300
237. WWI “Die Raubzüge Frankreichs” history of French
invasions of Germany. (ca. 1917) Quite scarce and an unusually
didactic poster, with a dramatic message about France's various
invasions of Germany. Unbacked with archival tape mends to verso
(32 x 33 in.; 813 x 838 mm.), very good. $200 - $300
238. WWI “On Les Aura, 2e. Emprunt” war bond poster.
(ca. 1917) Abel Faivre produced another great image from the
war, very scarce in fine condition. A WWII poster employs the
same pose: see Lot # 341, “We Have Just Begun to Fight.” Linen-
backed (31.5 x 45 in.; 800 x 1145 mm.), very fine. $400 - $600
239. WWI “4 Reasons for Buying Victory Bonds” poster.
(ca. 1917) An unusual Canadian poster, with images of the Kaiser,
von Hindenburg, Admiral Tirpitz, and an unidentified fourth
man. Japon-paper backed (17.5 x 23.5 in.; 444 x 597 mm.), fair to
good only. $100 - $200
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240. WWI “Francais Economisez le Gaz” French
conservation poster. (ca. 1917) Uncredited French student
was heavily influenced here by Japanese woodblock prints in the
design of this conservation of resources poster, this one for natural
gas. Linen-backed (13.75 x 21 in.; 350 x 533 mm.) fine.
$400 - $600
241. WWI “Mangez Moins de Viande pour Menager notre
Cheptel” French conservation poster. (ca. 1917) 16-year old
French student Marthe Picard designed this beautiful rendering
of a fish on a hook against rippling waters is the most popular
of the French conservation series. Eat Less Meat to Spare Our
Livestock. Linen-backed (14.5 x 21.75 in.; 368 x 552 mm.), fine.
$600 - $800
242. WWI “Casse aujourd'hui ton sucre en deux” French
conservation poster. (ca. 1917) Conserving sugar by cutting a
loaf in two is the message of this poster by Yvonne Colas, a 15 year-
old French student for the conservation series. Linen-backed (13.75
x 22 in.; 350 x 558 mm.), fine. $400 - $600
243. WWI “Reservez le vin pour les Poilus” French
conservation poster. (ca. 1917) The biggest sacrifice of all?
Cutting back on wine on behalf of the soldiers. Another in the
great French conservation series. Linen-backed (15 x 22 in.; 380 x
558 mm.), fine. $600 - $800
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