Poster dated 1914 / The Old and the New -Night Scene with a silent, looming zeppelin being spotlighted by a hulking battleship with a 3-masted sailing ship in the distance, silhouetted town, small skiffs (rowboats / dirigible; WWI era )

Paris, France: Paris, France: Mabileau & Co., For Ernest and Marguerite Gamy-Montaut, 1914, 1st Edition , 1914. -----------poster, approximately 36w x 18h inches with the image being about 27w x 13h inches, produced in 1914 using the pochoir method of printing, lithographed and then hand coloured by various house artists resulting in slight colour variations from poster to poster, handcoloured in watercolour and gouache, this has been mounted on a heavy card board which has kept the poster from being creased, Ernest Montaut died in 1909 but the studio continued to produce images afterward under the direction of Marguerite, in most cases Marguerite would include her signature in the image using the name M Montaut or GAMY but some posters were issued without her moniker, this image does not have that printed signature but this is unmistakably from the Montaut studio, this "keyhole" layout was used by the studio for many images (often speeding automobiles) but generally the studio seemed to prefer the idea of technology to convey the ideas of power and speed and technology, ---this image is quite striking depicting old and new technology, in the very foreground is a hulking, looming battleship with its spotlight illuminating a silent, almost ghostly zeppelin in the dark night sky, behind the battle ship is another hulk of a ship, to the left of the dirigible is a 3-masted sailing ship surrounded by small rowboats and skiffs, in the very foreground is a rowboat with a silhouetted man with arms outstretched in awe of the silent zeppelin, in the very distance is a town/city with buildings and domes and clock towers in silhouette, --- it would seem to make sense that this was issued just around the time WWI started, ---overall the image is in very good condition with some light rub marks, some edge wear and short tears to the edges but those could be framed out quite easily, framed this would make a stunning addition to any library of militaria, ---overseas shipping will require additional postage--if an issue please inquire before ordering, any image directly beside this listing is the actual item and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED -GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Art ...Photograph ...letter. Good (see description). Illus. by Ernest & Marguerite Gamy-Montaut / H L Roowy . 36w x 18h Inches.