Wrestling / Sorgues / Sports Festival - Lot 174

Wrestling / Sorgues / Sports Festival Poster from SORGUES for a “VOTIVE FESTIVAL, AUGUST 10–13, 1912,” featuring wrestling, cycling, fencing, harness racing, hot-air ballooning, and boules Typographic poster in red and blue, dated “Sorgues, July 30, 1912” and signed by the mayor, Auguste Bédoin. Avignon, printed by Chapelle. Revenue stamp A program of exceptional variety, in which sports play a major role: men’s wrestling in the first and second weight classes, two bicycle races (Sorgues Championship), a grand fencing tournament, harness trotting, a hot-air balloon ascent, a footrace, pétanque, and skittles Added to these are traditional games: jousting and water games on the Sorgue River, “étrangle-chat,” “marmites” and “poêle” games, games of “manille” and “sizette” in the cafés, Provençal farandoles, and concerts. Undoubtedly one of the most diverse festivals in the South of France. 245 x 100 cm (folded, with small tears and missing sections along the folds)