Lot n° 11
Estimation :
150 - 200
EUR
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Result
: 100EUR
Henri THOMAS (French, 1878–1972) - Lot 11
Henri THOMAS (French, 1878–1972)
L'Éclair, Independent Political Journal, by the “Maîtres de l'Affiche” (PL. 222), 1897
Color lithograph on vellum paper
Numbered “PL. 222” with the notation “Imprimerie Chaix” in the lower left margin; signed and dated “H. Thomas 97” in the stone; dry stamp of the publication (designed by Jules Chéret) in the lower right margin
Dimensions:
Sheet: approx. 39 × 29 cm (15.4 × 11.4 in.)
Condition: In very good condition, unframed
References:
Stanley Appelbaum, The Complete “Masters of the Poster,” Dover, 1990, pl. 222
Plate 222 from “Masters of the Poster,” the legendary subscription publication that appeared monthly in Paris from December 1895 to November 1900 under the artistic direction of Jules Chéret and printed by Imprimerie Chaix, reproducing the finest posters of the Belle Époque in collector’s format. First prize in the poster competition organized by the daily newspaper *L’Éclair* in 1897, this design by Henri Thomas, then nineteen years old—a Parisian woman in a flowered hat and ruffled collar reading the newspaper in a sunbeam—was printed by Chaix at the Ateliers Chéret and earned its young creator a place in the series.
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