Lot 114: Grande Semaine d'Aviation.

"Organized by the city of Rouen, and financed by the Ligue Nationale Aérienne, the newspaper L'Auto, and the Automobile Club de Normandie, this meet took place on the Rouvray parade ground, following the Budapest international air show and the third Port-Aviation show. Fifty thousand spectators attended the Great Aviation Week of Rouen, with its two-mile circuit, to watch a dozen monoplanes and as many biplanes compete in the now classic disciplines: speed, altitude, and flight duration. The air show's prizes totaled 200,000 francs (150,000 francs according to the posters). The air show was dominated by a talented young man, Léon Morane, who won all of the events, while Marcel Hanriot, Europe's youngest aviator, was making his debut" (Affiches d'Aviation, p. 33).

33 7/8 x 49 in./86 x 124.5 cm

1910

B-/ Restored tears.