Vincent mixes two of his favorite subjects—cars and fashion—with a fine touch of elegance. The Voisin model with open front and chauffeur; the soignée woman being handed into the back seat; the classic black and white afternoon dress complimenting the tiled driveway and the suggestion of an architectural column—it all adds up to the kind of luxury and refinement that a top-of-the-line car aspires to in its publicity. After World War I, Gabriel Voisin—who with his brother Charles were the pioneers of the French aviation industry—took over a prototype from Citroën to develop his own luxurious model. The make shown here is, in all probability, the “Lumineuse” of 1925. Rare!
Draeger, Paris
literature: Auto Show III, 68; PAI-LXXXIV, 81