Aide-toi. Le ciel t'aidera
Print
ca. 1927 (printed)
ca. 1927 (printed)
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This illustration shows a modern emancipated young woman of the 1920s and 1930s. She wears short skirts, drives her own sporty open-topped car, and is even capable of fixing it herself when it breaks down. Tito presents her as independent and rather 'racy'. He has created an amusing but also rather provocative image. It may have been intended for publication in a magazine.
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| Materials and techniques | Line block, coloured by hand, with stencil (pochoir) |
| Brief description | 'Aide-toi le ciel t'aidera', pochoir print, Ettore Tito, ca. 1927. |
| Physical description | Print depicting a woman lying on a grass verge underneath an open-topped sports car in the process of fixing it. It is raining heavily. Signed by the artist and lettered with title. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr and Mrs Urry |
| Object history | This print is from a series of four (E.898-1975 to E.901-1975) illustrating various proverbs, possibly intended for publication in a French magazine. They are quite a departure in style from Tito's usual work and were made towards the end his career around the age of 70. |
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| Summary | This illustration shows a modern emancipated young woman of the 1920s and 1930s. She wears short skirts, drives her own sporty open-topped car, and is even capable of fixing it herself when it breaks down. Tito presents her as independent and rather 'racy'. He has created an amusing but also rather provocative image. It may have been intended for publication in a magazine. |
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| Accession number | E.901-1975 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2003 |
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