Bric, Geo
Grand Prix - Circuit de Dieppe
Lithograph 1908
41.3 x 29.5 in. (105 x 75 cm)
Printer: B. Chapellier Jeune
Condition Details: (B+) backed on linen, minor tears and minimal staining at the edges, small handwritten signature at the lower right above the word -Engagez-, bottom margin recreated

A strikingly unconventional racing poster captures a driver, goggles on, his expression frozen in astonishment as the track vanishes beneath him. Beneath the playful artwork, however, lies a tragic chapter in motorsport history. This race witnessed the first fatal accident in Grand Prix competition when Henri Cissac’s car suffered a catastrophic tire failure, overturning and killing both him and his mechanic. Victory ultimately belonged to German driver Christian Lautenschlager, who piloted his Mercedes to the finish nearly nine minutes ahead of France’s Victor Hemery in a Benz.