Olympic Games / London 1948 / Art Competition - Lot 269

Olympic Games / London 1948 / Art Competition Jacques MALOUBIER (1920–2002) The French 4 × 100-meter relay team at the London Games Ink on paper, mounted on embossed mat board, signed, titled, and dated in the lower right corner “J. Maloubier, London 8/48.” On the back, a handwritten note in pencil reads “Drawing by Jacques Maloubier (1920–2001)” Portraits of the four relay runners, signed with their names: Alain Porthault, René Valmy, Marc Litaudon, and Julien Le Bas. In the center, a playful caption: “They didn’t have the runner-up baton in their gear bags!! ” Jacques Maloubier was also a former athlete: his specialty, the 400-meter dash, earned him five national team selections and a French championship title in 1945. This drawing is likely related to the competition

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