Philippe Ledru, Pedro Rodríguez, Formula 1, Photograph

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Philippe ledru (1942), french photographer
pedro rodriguez de la vega

lithographic photo on art paper. Later print, numbered 5/10, captioned, … Read more Philippe ledru (1942), french photographer
pedro rodriguez de la vega

lithographic photo on art paper. Later print, numbered 5/10, captioned, dated and signed.

superb color portrait of the mexican champion dated 1971 on a formula 1 circuit.

image: 45 x 31.2 cm
sheet: 55 x 40 cm


pedro rodríguez de la vega was born in 1940 in mexico. He died in 1971, aged just 31, at the wheel of his ferrari 512 m during a round of the interserie championship at the norisring track in
nuremberg, germany. A great mexican hope, he began by winning the 24 hours of le mans at the wheel of a ferrari in 1958. Subsequently, he entered formula 1 at just 19 years old as an official driver
for scuderia ferrari. He won his first circuit, the south african grand prix, in 1967 and in 1970, achieved a second success, at the belgian grand prix. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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