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Original WWI Ink Drawing for French WWI Newspaper- "Grub to the Trenches"

$ 19

Availability: 65 in stock
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: France
  • Conflict: WW I (1914-18)
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Region of Origin: France

    Description

    Being a WWI collector, primarily medical theme; I lived in France for several years and had the good fortune of finding several original ink drawings. They were apparently done by an illustrator  named Andres who worked in Paris for the French newspaper "Le Radical" during WW1.
    His illustrations were given to the editor who sometime made blue pencil notation prior to publication in the newspaper.
    A few of them, I have framed and they remain in my collection.
    I am no longer a spring chicken so I have decided to slowly  let a few  go to another avid collector out there. Anyway, I have no more room to hang things on my office wall.
    These are original ink drawings signed by Andres  and are 100 years old.
    Again, I state they are the real thing... they are NOT clippings from the newspaper..
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    Up for auction is an original WWI ink drawing by Andres .....
    For those of you who do not speak French, I will paraphrase the hand written French narrative the artist added under his drawing:
    "How the food makes it to the trenches"
    The drawing shows two soldiers ( one is a colonial) carrying tins of food in to the
    narrow trenches for the soldiers.
    The artist signed his work in the bottom right.
    The drawing, on  thin paper, is approx. 8 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches.
    There is a tiny hole and a couple pinprick holes that I will try to show in one photo.
    Also there is an brown stain that can be seen at bottom. Regardless, this is a
    wonderful 100 plus original piece of WWI art.
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    My photos are a major  part of the description, feel free to ask question, preferably before you bid.
    If you are uncertain about anything, I prefer you not bid since it is  extremely rare I would  entertain returns. I am an honest eBayer and unfortunately some people are not!
    Please READ-   Shipping
    Please await invoice before paying!
    I will probably send this between 2 pieces of still cardboard in a padded envelope... hopefully the post office will not consider this a package since they sometimes try to do that is an envelope is rigid.  When the post office feels that the "letter" is actually a "package" ... because it is 1/4 of an inch thick.. the cost jumps to
    almost
    4 bucks!! Was never like that just a few years ago!
    For now, I will just say 4 bucks to ship  since it will most likely be considered a package so send which includes tracking.
    I do combine shipping.
    Please, once again , await invoice or I may cancel your win.
    Key words: WWI WW1 Great War French France poilu soldier army wounded red cross  ink drawing  allies  red cross  trenches