Boxing / Circus / Strength / Weightlifting / Wrestling / San - Lot 8

Boxing / Circus / Strength / Weightlifting / Wrestling / Sandow / Sem Set of 5 pieces, posters and drawing: a) Poster "L'Haltérophile" after SEM. In his pink leotard, the intellectual towers over dumbbells and square weights. Georges Goursat, aka SEM (1863-1934), was inspired by sport (his Lenglen is unforgettable). This image was taken from the Bordeaux magazine "Tourny printemps", 1897. 38 x 27.5 cm b) "Sandow", superb, fists clenched, 33 x 20 cm c) Engraving "Hercule vainqueur" from "La Caricature", no. 182, May 1834. Louis-Philippe is transformed into Hercules Farnese, 53 x 34 cm. Published by Aubet, Travies printing, Delaunois lithography (SJT) d) Au Cirque, les Contraires en 12 saynètes, including one dedicated to heavy and light weights. 1985 by Claudia de Weck, 70x40 e) Mock-up poster, the drawing is printed, the German text is handwritten. Advertisement for a wrestling, weightlifting and boxing competition. Kunstverlag Albert Hoffmann, Magdeburg. 77 x 54 cm (poor condition), circa 1950 (?). Attached is a pencil sketch of Gambetta, a budding athlete (tracing, copy?).