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For sale: LA CONQUETE DE L'AIR GRAND RÉGULE AVIATION ET DIRIGEABLE

LA CONQUETE DE L'AIR GRAND RÉGULE AVIATION ET DIRIGEABLE

Sculptures from ROUSSEAU
( XIXe - XXe )

Asking reference: 13331
Weight: 12.00 (Kg)
Creation date: 1910
Size: 26.4 X 28.4 X 16.5 (inches) / 67.0 x 72.0 x 42.0 (cm)
Condition backing / Material :Régule/Spelter
Condition: A (very fine)
Price: 6 500.00

MAJOR TOPIC IN AVIATION HISTORY BY HENRI ROUSSEAU

This rare allegorical sculpture is one of the most important subjects presented at the Air Locomotion show at the Grand Palais, the man flying over a cloud leaning against the airship while holding a steering wheel seems to cry victory to be able to fly and navigate in the air.

Since time immemorial, people have dreamed of flying like birds. This dream was realized in two stages, first with the hot air balloons of the Montgolfier brothers, on the eve of the Revolution, then with the planes of Clément Ader, the Wright brothers and Louis Blériot, at the turn of the 20th century, which allowed men to truly navigate the air.

In these two stages, is it necessary to say it? the French played a driving role and the centenary of the crossing of the Channel by Louis Blériot bears witness to a not so distant era - that of our grandparents or great-grandparents - when France was at the forefront of science and technology...

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