{"product_id":"t-shirt-bleu-marine-euphron-football-match-at-les-minettes-jacoby","title":"T-shirt - Football match at the Minettes - Navy blue","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe print on this model is a representation of Jean Jacoby's work entitled \u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFootball Match at Les Minettes\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eJean Jacoby\u003c\/em\u003e is a renowned Luxembourgish \u003cstrong\u003eartist\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly famous for his abundant creation of \u003cstrong\u003edrawings\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epaintings\u003c\/strong\u003e, posters, and illustrations depicting \u003cstrong\u003eathletes\u003c\/strong\u003e from various disciplines in action.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThanks to his two victories in 1924 and 1928, achieved with his trio of paintings \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eÉtude de sport\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\" and his drawing \"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRugby\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\", he is the most awarded participant in the history of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Pentathlon of the Muses\", as Pierre de Coubertin liked to call the \u003cstrong\u003eOlympic Games Art Competition\u003c\/strong\u003e, which comprised \u003cstrong\u003eartistic events\u003c\/strong\u003e parallel to the \u003cstrong\u003esporting events\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn this charcoal drawing enhanced with gouache, \u003cem\u003eJean Jacoby\u003c\/em\u003e offers us a work where blue and yellow tones harmonise magnificently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe scene witnessed by the spectator is taken from a \u003cstrong\u003efootball match\u003c\/strong\u003e between two teams playing on a field surrounded by the smoking chimneys of the surrounding steel mills. \u003cstrong\u003eFootball\u003c\/strong\u003e at that time was very much encouraged by industrialists, who notably offered work to their players, flexible schedules, etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUndoubtedly, this match takes place near a factory located in Lorraine. 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