Above is the Ambulance going to war, and below, the Ambulance returning from war
He enrolled in a famous school for architecture, and to help pay for it, began doing illustrations in books. He liked illustrating so much more than architecture, he changed majors.
Vincent’s success took him to visit the United States, where he did some work for esteemed magazines Saturday Evening and Harper’s Bazaar. When he arrived back in France, he set up his own studio in Paris. He began illustrating advertisements for Bugatti, Peugeot, Michelin, and Shell Oil.
As a keen automobilist, Vicent was one of the first French citizen to have a driver’s license. Additionally he built a garage onto his house, to park his Bugatti. In the 20s, owning a car was a symbol of success.
a couple of years ago I discovered this remarkable artist, so, if you'd like to click through and see the paintings and ads that I posted then: https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/03/rene-vincent-french-artist-illustrator.html and https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/03/a-series-of-prints-by-rene-vincent-in.html
The 4th picture, with the car cresting the hill, I don't get what's waving from the side of the road. They look like gadgets of some sort but with legs and shepherd's crooks.
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