Poster Talbot-Lago T26 Louis Rosier 24h Le Mans 1950 original drawing by Benjamin Freudenthal

Benjamin Freudenthal is drawing since his childhood. Fascinated by the magic of aviation scenes depicted on his childhood model boxes, his heart is between airplanes and cars. He explains that in a successful painting, the landscape is more important than the subject : "If you can feel the air temperature, the time of day (to the hour), and the speed of a car, then you are in the presence of a high-quality painting. The originality of the composition is also a determining factor to the final success".

In 1950, during the world's greatest endurance race, Louis Rosier accomplished one of the greatest feats in the history of motorsport. While he is supposed to share the steering wheel of his Talbot T26 with his son Jean-Louis, he only gives up his place for half an hour. Louis Rosier will lead his car to victory by staying behind the wheel for 23 hours and 30 minutes! A feat that Pierre Levegh almost achieved in his turn, 2 years later, by driving his Talbot for 22 hours and 40 minutes before being forced to retire. Only Louis Rosier will remain in history.