Original Coachbuilder Drawings - 1922-1930 - SEEKING INFORMATION!

[VintageLiterature]

I have a group of 5 original drawings that look to have been created by a coachbuilder. All are signed "R. Steffen" and dated between 1922 and 1930 - they depict designs based on Rolls Royce, Hispano Suiza, Avions Voisin and Lancia cars.

 

These were clearly produced by a talented professional but I have not been able to find any information. I acquired them from a collector in France. 

 

Any information about these would be greatly appreciated - biography of the designer, the firm they worked for, etc.

 

Thanks in advance!

Mike.

[C Carl]

Hi mike. Contact The Mullin Museum in Oxnard , CA. If there is an answer to be found , you have a good chance for a lead there. It is the preeminent French car museum. Make it a "must do" to visit this museum by reservation on the one or two Saturdays a month it is open to the public. Schedule an early tour after a hearty breakfast , and linger on until closing time. The docents are highly informed and accessible. Float around , and participate in , or at least listen in to the spontaneous discussions hosted by the docents after the formal tours. Good luck , and please let us know what you find out.  - Carl

[Joe in Canada]

How about the AACA Library?

[zipdang]

I think I remember these being discussed in some detail online somewhere - maybe even here a while back. Anyone else remember?

[VintageLiterature]

25 minutes ago, C Carl said:

Hi mike. Contact The Mullin Museum in Oxnard , CA. If there is an answer to be found , you have a good chance for a lead there. It is the preeminent French car museum. Make it a "must do" to visit this museum by reservation on the one or two Saturdays a month it is open to the public. Schedule an early tour after a hearty breakfast , and linger on until closing time. The docents are highly informed and accessible. Float around , and participate in , or at least listen in to the spontaneous discussions hosted by the docents after the formal tours. Good luck , and please let us know what you find out.  - Carl

 

19 minutes ago, Joe in Canada said:

How about the AACA Library?

 

Thank you very much for the suggestions!! I will try to contact those institutions and will update on anything I hear back

 

17 minutes ago, zipdang said:

I think I remember these being discussed in some detail online somewhere - maybe even here a while back. Anyone else remember?

I did post these a while back (Maybe 3-6 months ago) and received a number of helpful general replies. However, no one was able to conclusively identify either the artist or their company, so I am trying a reposting

[mhocker]

On 9/4/2017 at 8:44 PM, Joe in Canada said:

How about the AACA Library?

Hi,

I am one of the librarians working for the AACA Library & Research Center. We do not appear to have material pertaining to this artist, although we do have files on a few automotive artists (ie: A. Radebaugh & A. Kow).

 

It might be worth your while to reach out to the National Library of France. A good starting point might be art encyclopedias:

http://www.bnf.fr/en/tools/a.welcome_to_the_bnf.html

 

If you do find out anything further, please feel free to pass on your findings to the AACA Library because we would be happy to start a file on this artist. Best of luck with your hunt!

 

Regards,

Matthew Hocker

[VintageLiterature]

8 hours ago, mhocker said:

Hi,

I am one of the librarians working for the AACA Library & Research Center. We do not appear to have material pertaining to this artist, although we do have files on a few automotive artists (ie: A. Radebaugh & A. Kow).

 

It might be worth your while to reach out to the National Library of France. A good starting point might be art encyclopedias:

http://www.bnf.fr/en/tools/a.welcome_to_the_bnf.html

 

If you do find out anything further, please feel free to pass on your findings to the AACA Library because we would be happy to start a file on this artist. Best of luck with your hunt!

 

Regards,

Matthew Hocker

 

Hi Matthew,

Thank you very much for the suggestion and for taking the time to look into this! I really appreciate it and will reach out to the National Library this weekend. I will definitely update the AACA library (as well as in this thread) if I am able to learn anything more about these.

Regards,
Mike.