Racing Sport Legends - Le Mans at the Techno-Classica 2014
In the end of last month, I travelled to Essen, in order to exhibit five artworks from my project "Racing Sport Legends - Le Mans" at the 26th Techno-Classica Essen 2014.
Just like last year, this specialized fair was a magnet for almost 200.000 automobile enthusiasts from all over the world and could thus confirm its status as the world´s largest trade fair for vintage cars and collectible cars, even in front of the Retro Mobile in Paris. In the 20 booked-out halls and the surrounding open-air area, round about 1250 manufacturers, traders and clubs presented a diversified choice of products around the automobile passion for design classics from past epochs. Among others, round about 2500 vehicles were on sale.
In comparison to last year, this year´s Techno-Classica was dominated by automobile racing sports. Thus, for example Mercedes-Benz presented a sophisticated high-rise-rack with 13 original racing vehicles from the years 1914 to 1998. Further Silver Arrows from the glorious time of the “Auto Union“ could be marvelled at Audi´s stall. Also Porsche, BMW, Jaguar and Bentley brought their treasures from their racing sport program from past days to the trade fair´s halls.
With motor sports as a main theme, I was well-suited with my exhibition "Racing Sports Legends - Le Mans". Over the 4 days of the trade fair, at my 35sqm stall in Hall 4, I showed the two painting series of the Le Mans overall champions from 1929 to 1939, as well as three artworks from my Le Mans poster-series. The feedback I got for my exhibited artworks in my conversations with automobile-manufacturers, - suppliers, and – connoisseurs was entirely positive.
Especially beautiful for me was the fact that the brands painted by me, Chenard & Walcker, Bentley, Lorraine-Dietrich, Alfa-Romeo, Lagonda, Bugatti and Delahaye, and vehicles from that time could also be found on the trade fair.
For me it was the second time as exhibitor at the Techno-Classica, with many new and interesting contacts. I can recommend this trade fair to everybody who is interested in beautiful vehicles and in automobile history.
