Raymond SAVIGNAC (1907-2002) Model for the poster for La première semaine nationale du Cirque du 15 au 22 novembre 67, 1967 Oil and ink on chipboard, signed and dedicated "au cher Louis Merlin, très amicalement" lower right On the back, handwritten reference to the Louis Merlin collection with his address in Paris H. 90 cm - W. 67.5 cm Bibliography : Collectif, Savignac affichiste, catalogue of the exhibition at the Bibliothèque Forney in Paris, 11 September 2001 to 12 January 2002, Paris, Paris bibliothèque, editions 2001, two variants of the printed poster reproduced on pages 252 and 253 under number 243. Small scratches, chips and chips, light stains and traces of dripping J. Marchiess-Van Trix, Bernhard Nowak, Les affiches du cirque, un aperçu international, Leipzig, Éditions Leipzig, 1976, the poster reproduced on the cover of the book