Author: Betbeder-Faustin
Title: L'Oiseau à Guillaume -- As Tu Déjeuné Jacquot... ? (the Bird Guillaume Did You Have Lunch Jacquot... ?)
Description: Paris, France: Coulboeuf, [1870-1890?]. Large format broadside 13.5" x 10.5". Very Good. Minor foxing. Mounted on board. Caricature of Napoleon III and William I. Napoleon III is represented as a bird. He has "Sweat of the people" inscribed on his plumage. A syringe is placed behind his wings. Printed in France. Originally conceived in 1796 by Jean-Charles Pellerin in his native village of Épinal (Vosges), the images d'Épinal were inexpensive woodcuts and lithographs of religious and historical content intended for the common consumer. During the Napoleonic wars, these images became extremely popular as Pellerin's printing house, Imagerie d'Épinal, cornered the market on commemorative historical prints. During the Great War, the traditional style of these prints appealed to French artists looking to show their patriotism, as in the eyes of an increasingly anti-German public, the image d'Épinal came to represent a distinctly French product unmarred by foreign influence. The prints had a further appeal in that their minimalist form allowed many artists to stay true to the modernist ideals of their time. .
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Title: L'Oiseau à Guillaume -- As Tu Déjeuné Jacquot... ? (the Bird Guillaume Did You Have Lunch Jacquot... ?)
Description: Paris, France: Coulboeuf, [1870-1890?]. Large format broadside 13.5" x 10.5". Very Good. Minor foxing. Mounted on board. Caricature of Napoleon III and William I. Napoleon III is represented as a bird. He has "Sweat of the people" inscribed on his plumage. A syringe is placed behind his wings. Printed in France. Originally conceived in 1796 by Jean-Charles Pellerin in his native village of Épinal (Vosges), the images d'Épinal were inexpensive woodcuts and lithographs of religious and historical content intended for the common consumer. During the Napoleonic wars, these images became extremely popular as Pellerin's printing house, Imagerie d'Épinal, cornered the market on commemorative historical prints. During the Great War, the traditional style of these prints appealed to French artists looking to show their patriotism, as in the eyes of an increasingly anti-German public, the image d'Épinal came to represent a distinctly French product unmarred by foreign influence. The prints had a further appeal in that their minimalist form allowed many artists to stay true to the modernist ideals of their time. .
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Price: US$ 100.00 Seller: Wittenborn Art Books
- Book number: 18-2323
- Book number: 18-2323
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