Up for auction from a recent collector in Honolulu Hawaii this original 1918 World War I poster that shows a drummer boy, dressed in Revolutionary uniform, leads ranks of French troops towards the viewer. The boy is accompanied by Marianne, who gestures with both hands towards the following soldiers. And reads: EMPRUNT DE LA DEFÉNSE NATIONALE H. Falter Atelier PICHON LES SOUSCRIPTION SONT REÇUES SANS FRAIS À LA BANQUE PRIVÉE LYON, 41, Rue de la Hotel-de-Ville PARIS, 30-32, Rue Laffite ET DANS TOUTES SES AGENCES VISA No. 13501 IMP. CHAIX_PARIS_10.18. `(Encre Lorilleux) [Fourth National Defence Loan H. Falter Pichon Studio. Subscriptions can be made free of charge at the Private Bank, Lyons, 41, Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville, Paris, 30-32, Rue Laffite and at all local branches. The poster was purchased in 1946 in Paris by my clients mother she had it linen backed so it would last and not fall apart. It worked very well the piece is in very nice condition as you can see in the photos with minor foxing on front and back. The poster was rolled up in a tube that is why I had to put weights on the corners to photograph it.
