Armand Massonet (Belgian, 1892-1979), TRIOMPHElithograph from his 1926 Paris Olympiade series, depicting a victorious tennis player receiving a laurel wreath, 35.5 by 25.5cm. Armand Massonet studied art in Brussels and Paris, following in the steps of Van Gogh and Toulouse-Lautrec. In WWI he served as a stretcher bearer in the Belgian army, painting scenes of war and destruction. His work demonstrates a particular skill for sketching and capturing movement and light