Full
size sold for $ 5,060 US Poster Auctions International NY Nov 2005
"A railroad poster to lure Parisians to the seaside resort of Cabourg, a
mere 5 hours away. A tempting blonde bather is being pursued by lustful swimmers.
The message is clear. Cabourg's a lot fun!"(Rennert-XVI
328) "Privat Livemont was a virtuoso poster lithographer, always drawing
the image on the stone himself. Woman was the subject of his work, almost to the
exclusion of everything else. He created a type to whom he remained faithful,
with heavy eyelids, heart-shaped mouth, and long decorative hair strewn with soft
flowers." (Belle Epoque, p.60)
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