Alexis Kogeynikow Kow (1901-1978) Ice Hockey Match 1951 Signed

Alexis Kow, known as Kow, was a French cartoonist, poster artist, illustrator and model maker, born on September 17, 1901 in Moscow and died on May 12, 1978 in Paris (12th).

Kow was born near Saint Petersburg under the name Alexis Kojewnikow (or Kogeynikow). At birth, he was given the first name of his paternal grandfather, Alexis Kojevnikov, a renowned neurologist and psychiatrist.

Following the events of the Russian Revolution of 1905, his father, an academic, man of letters and Russian polyglot journalist, left his country and entrusted his son's education to a private school in Lausanne, which taught him French in particular, and he then joined the Technical College of Arts and Crafts in Geneva.

He arrived in Paris in 1920, where he was employed in the design office of a coachbuilder in Levallois-Perret. It was in 1922 at Panhard et Levassor that he truly began his career as an advertising designer. The success of his poster for a torpedo, captioned "Fast as an arrow", made him known to car manufacturers.

He specialized in car advertising but also produced paintings  and sculptures.
- This original oil is dated April 1951 and describes:

 "The USSR beats the East Germans at home in Berlin 25 goals to 2" and is signed A. Kow bottom right.

With its frame the dimensions: 86 x 45 centimeters

Alexis Kow obtained French nationality in January 1940. He practiced his professional activity almost until his death in 1978. His sought-after posters reach high prices and have sometimes exceeded the €10,000 mark at auction.