1930s, Beauty, Cars

STEEL, LEATHER AND WOOD BEAUTY

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Talbot Lago T-150C SS Goutte d’Eau (1937)

Editor’s Note by Bruce Berman
How could you even describe how beautiful this car is. Every once in awhile you just have to go silent, let your mouth hang open and just say… Wow!
At the end of the article… check the price.
DEAL!
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Without a doubt one of the most beautiful cars ever made, the Talbot-Lago Teardrop Coupé was designed by Giuseppe Figoni, one of the greatest French coachbuilders before World War II. The sheer definition of Art-Deco, the T-150C SS was nicknamed Goutte d’Eau (teardrop) because of its round shape and sensual curves. Not just a pretty car, though, as the Talbots of the era won many races, including the French Grand Prix of 1937. A stock Talbot Teardrop even competed at the 1938 24 of Le Mans race, placing third overall. You can auction one of these beauties at around $4,000,000.

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America, Architecture, Design, Documentary Photography, OWI

ANDREAS FEININGER: MASTER OF FORM

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American New York City Downtown skyport, Lower Manhattan by Andreas Feininger, 1940

Andreas Feininger, born December 27, 1906, was a pioneer of modern photography. Born in Paris, son of the painter Lyonel Feininger, Andreas was educated in German public schools and at the Weimar Bauhaus. His interest in photography developed while he was studying architecture, and he worked as both architect and photographer in Germany for four years, until political circumstances made it impossible.

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