Patrick LESUEUR and Jean-Marc THEVENET "L'art automobile - Hervé Poulain, itinerary of an accelerated man". A hardback collector's volume Editions E/P/A, December 2019 New condition, in original blister pack For decades, Hervé Poulain, renowned auctioneer, racing driver and initiator of the legendary BMW Art Cars, which have become moving paintings by Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, among others, has believed that the automobile should be elevated to the rank of fine art. His car auctions have become the most famous, the most eagerly awaited. With marques as varied as Ferrari, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Delage Delahaye, Hispano-Suiza, Talbot-Lago, Citroën, Renault, Peugeot, Facel-Vega, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Cadillac and Duesenberg, they form a kind of ideal collection. Certainly machines of various extraction and prestige, but always finding a particular attention with the most curious population in the matter, that of the enlightened amateurs.