AVIATION Large original composition by Lucien JONAS (1880-1947), signed and dated by the painter lower right "L. Jonas Aix les Bains 14 août 1933", with 11 autograph signatures of aviators; charcoal, pastel and gilded gouache on gray paper, 62.5 x 48 cm on view (framed). Jonas's composition depicts a winged Victory holding two crowns above an aviator and a uniformed figure. Autograph signatures of Pierre COT, Minister of the Air Force, aviatrixes Hélène BOUCHER and Maryse HILSZ, aviators Louis BLÉRIOT, Lucien BOSSOUTROT, Paul CODOS, Michel DÉTROYAT, Maurice ROSSI, André SALEL, etc. (stains) On August 14, 1933, Pierre Cot laid the foundation stone for the Le Bourget-du-Lac-Aix-les-Bains airfield and presided over an airshow at Challes-les-Eaux.