Thursday 21 August 2008

Fire and Ice: the 1933 Monaco Grand Prix



Pen & ink and Prismacolor pencils on archival white stock
© Paul Chenard 2008

The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was fought with passion and coolness. The fiery Tazio Nuvolari squared off against the cool, reserved Achille Varzi in a race-long battle to win.

Nuvolari raced a Scuderia Ferrari team Alfa Romeo 8C Monza, swapping first place with Varzi's Bugatti Type 51 during 97 of the 100 laps of the race.

On the last lap, Nuvolari's over-heating racer finally broke down just ahead of the finish line and Varzi took the checkered flag. Nuvolari pushed his car across the line, but was disqualified because he was helped by a mechanic.

2 comments:

rob ijbema said...

your work has a wonderfull retro feel Paul
btw just linked you up
cheers rob

Automobiliart.com said...

Rob
Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying out quick sketches to see what movement it creates within the image.
And it's fun!