Lot n° 42
Estimation :
150 - 250
EUR
Result
: NC
Cycling / Politics / Prehistory - Lot 42
Cycling / Politics / Prehistory
Augusto GROSSI (1835-1919), after
Color lithographed plate, 1879 (Papagallo no. 31, Anno VII, bilingual French-Italian)
37.5 x 56 cm (small tears)
A tricycle apparently piloted by Bismarck is pulled by Austro-Hungarian, Russian, Spanish and French politicians. This is a charge by Augusto Grossi that appeared in his newspaper "Papagallo", founded in 1873. It illustrates a highly complex political situation with a beautifully drawn tricycle.
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