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Frederick Gordon Crosby (British, 1885-1943), '1923 French Grand Prix at Tours', ((2))

Sold for £17,000 at Bonhams on Jul 11, 2025.

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Frederick Gordon Crosby (British, 1885-1943), '1923 French Grand Prix at Tours', signed 'F.Gordon Crosby' lower right, oil on canvas, race scene depicting Major Henry Segrave in his #12 Grand Prix Sunbeam about to overtake one of the supercharged Fiat 805/405s along the tree-lined straight at the XVII Grand Prix de L'Automobile Club de France held on 2nd July at the Tours public road circuit, being the first Grand Épreuve win for both a British driver and a British car, the canvas measuring 90 x 120cm, (some minor loss and surface cracking), displayed within wooden frame with moulding, measuring 117 x 148cm overall; and offered together with the strip-light fitted to the upper edge of the frame, with wiring, and used to illuminate the artwork when on display. (2)

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