Original Published Painting (Auto Race) by Carlo Demand Auto Racing-Published Painting (Original) 35 x 26 Frmd Start Price USD 6,999.00 Current Price USD 6,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Corrales, New Mexico See more about 'Original Published Painting (Auto Race) by Carlo Demand' Description THIS IS AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART - PUBLISHED IN A RECENTLY ISSUED FIRST EDITION BOOK - The Artist is Carlo Demand (1921-2000) Image size is 18 x 28; it is tastefully matted and framed under glass - total size is 36 x 24. The paint medium is gauche.  The paint color and condition of the painting is supberb. An asking price of $7500 is the price recommended to me by a Carlo Demand collector.  This painting is in perfect condition and it is a published painting.  However, I am entertaining all reasonable offers.  So, if this is a painting in which you are interested, make a reasonable offer before someone else steals it out from under you. Carlo Demand was born on November 21, 1921 in Frankfurt, Germany to a French father and a German mother.  His interest in art and machinery developed at an early age and he was encouraged by his parents to pursue his interests.  Carlo started sketching when about 6 years old.  His early drawings included cars, scenery, cowboys and Indians and portraits of the family.  His first drawing was done at the age of three. Carlo's family owned a De Sotos, Buicks, Chenard-Walckers and an Austro-Daimler. His uncles took him to air shows and automobiles races. By the age of 16 he was enrolled in the prestigious Staedel Academy of Art in Frankfurt.  He spent 5 years at the Staedel as a master student and also worked for periodicals, sports clubs, magazines, newspapers, industrial firms and the like.  His first published drawing was a charcoal for a Frankfurt newspaper in 1938.  It was of a Mercedes W-154 Grand Prix Car.  This is roughly the same time that Hans Liska and Theo Metejko are also publishing in German newspapers and Carlo was highly influenced by these two German artists.  All three of them would focus on various forms of machinery...cars, tanks, boats, airplanes and airships. Because of his Alsatian descent, he was drafted into the military when Alsace was annexed in 1943.  Carlo served the German army in Frankfurt, Poland and the western front.  He subsequently joined up with the allies and finished the Second World War in the French Army.  He was able to return to Frankfurt in 1946. He went to work for an advertising agency, then received a position with the art section of the U.S. Army Recreation Service.  They were responsible for publicizing all recreational and sports programs.  For the last several years, he served as chief of the section.  In his off-duty time, he did commercial art and illustrations for book covers, magazines and newspapers.  By 1972 he was doing this free-lance work for major multi-national companies.  Carlo continued to work and paint 10 to 14 hours a day for the rest of his working life.  He retired from painting in 1991 and moved to the United States with his wife of 50 years, Margaret. Carlo published several books on his artwork.  His work was usually illustrating a narrative written by others.  The Big Race was published in 1955.  Carlo did 128 charcoal drawings to illustrate the history of automobile racing from 1894 to 1955.  Subsequent books were on airplanes, trucks, dirigibles, tanks, paddle-wheel steamers, motorcycles and the Mercedes car.  The most popular of the books has been Conquerors of the Air: The Evolution of Aircraft, 1903-1945. Before his death, Carlo was a founding member of the Automobile Fine Arts Society and routinely exhibited at Pebble Beach at the time of The Concours d'Elegance.  He has also shown at Meadowbrook and numerous one-man shows, primarily in Europe.  He is in numerous collections, both private, public and corporate. Throughout his life, Carlo continued to provide illustrations for publications.  These ranged from Motor Trend to Auto Motor und Sport.  Auto firms that he has done work for include Daimler Benz, Volkswagen, Auto Union, Ford, Renault and Volvo.  He is on of the best-documented automotive artists ever.   This painting is of the first auto race, the race of June 11-13, 1895 from Paris to Bourdeaux. It shows the winning car, a Panhard-Levassor driven by Emile Lavessor passing a steam bus driven by Amadee' Bolee.' This is an authentic, exceptional and historic painting by a well-known and gifted artist. Place a Bid!