Gamy. Race car litho "Coupe des Voiture Legeres"

GAMY and MONTAUT, Ernest.
COUPE DES VOITURES LEGERES, 1911

BABLOT LE GAGNANT SUR DELAGE
MAGNETO BOSCH, CARBURATEUR CLAUDEL.

Hand-coloured pochoir print. Mabileau & Co., Paris, 1911.
Framed.
Dimensions :
With frame : 103cm x 56cm
Print : 90cm x 43cm

Signed GAMY

Note : The Gamy-Montaut prints were all produced by the pochoir process in which the outlines for each image were drawn onto lithographic stones and printed. Using these uncoloured prints as a template, elaborate stencils were cut for each colour. Water-colour was then brushed onto the image through the stencil. The colouring process was quite complex, with each print taking several days to produce. It was also quite labour intensive, and the studio of Gamy-Montaut therefore employed a group of trained artists, including Nevil and Campion, to assist in the colouring.