Verrees: Join the Air Service and Serve in France 1917.

Join the Air Service and Serve in France 1917. As a spotter scans the sky, a Curtiss Jenny swoops low, its daring pilot silhouetted by cumulus clouds. Richly textured in sumptuous red, white and blue. Verrees, a Belgian soldier-artist, was wounded and invalided to America where he produced outstanding posters.  Darracott & Loftus 57, Rawls 179. 37×25 ANML $2500.

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Verrees Join the Air Service and Serve in France 1917. As a spotter scans the sky, a Curtiss Jenny swoops low, its daring pilot silhouetted by cumulus clouds. Richly textured in sumptuous red, white and blue. 37×25 near mint, conservation backed.

Bibliography: Darracott & Loftus 57, Rawls 179.