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Ernest Montaut Hurtu vintage poster c. 1905 38.75 h x 54.5 w in (98 x 138 cm) A master of depicting automotive and aeronautic events, Montaut shows us his humorous side in this design for Hurtu automobiles and bicycles. Both vehicles in the design are made by the Hurtu firm, which like many other companies began by manufacturing bikes and then added automobiles. Not that the transportation graphics are given short shrift, but it's the trio of characters that populate Montaut's creation that sets it apart: the buffoonish chauffeur who can't believe he's been nabbed for his unspecified infraction, the exalted officer who was certain he'd get his man atop a Hurtu, and the bemused female passenger who's wise to the fact that boys will be boys. There's also a sly implication that had this gendarme not been atop a Hurtu, this motoring rapscallion may very well have escaped the clutches of justice. It's a delightful vehicular promotion. L. Marcel Fortin, Paris Literature: PAI-XL, 42 (var) This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.