After 50 years in the business 2026 will be our last year of full-time operation
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50th Anniversary of l'art et l'automobile
2025 marked the 50th Anniversary of being in business (1975-2025). I have a hard time realizing but in 1975, while working for Bob Grossman in Nyack, New York selling Maseratis I exhibited automotive artwork by Paul Kane along with our contact card in the windows of clothing stores on 5th Ave. and Madison Ave. resulting in our first sales.
Automotive Artwork in 3D
The beginning of Automotive sculptures mirrors the development of the automobile itself. The sculptures that came out of the 1890’s and early 1900’s in Europe and America and the artwork were mainly commissioned by race organizers and manufacturers as trophies and awards. Those early pieces were orientated towards usage rather than collection to glorify the product, the driver or the event.
Razzia - Art of Traveling In Style
The Louis Vuitton/Razzia Connection.
Louis Vuitton probably does not really need any introduction. It is a pretty well known name, originally recognized for their luxury luggage with the famous LV monogram.
The Futuristic Artwork Of Alain Lévesque
Alain’s artwork will take you back to the 1930’s to the Art Deco Era. As a child, he was more interested in creating images he had in his mind than concentrating on his school work. In class, he was thinking more about drawing elegant automobile lines instead of what his teacher had to say.
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A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY...
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l'art et I'automobile is owned by Jacques Vaucher, who from the age of four was the unofficial test driver of pedal and motorized cars for "Eureka,” a toy manufacturer in France owned by his godfather. This fascination with speed continued, as did his dream of being a race car driver...
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