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CINEMATOGRAPHIE LUMIERE - French Moyenne (30" x 41"); Stone Litho; Fine+ on Linen

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CINEMATOGRAPHIE LUMIERE - French Moyenne (30  x 41 ); Stone Litho; Fine+ on Linen
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CINEMATOGRAPHIE LUMIERE

French Moyenne (30" x 41"); Stone Litho
Fine+ on Linen; Artwork by Henri Bispot
Lumiere, 1896

The first public film screening took place in December 1895 at the Salon Indien of the Grand Cafe on Boulevard des Capucines in Paris. This modest event, which lasted about twenty minutes, drew fewer than thirty people but marked the beginning of what would become a major cultural, artistic, and social phenomenon of the 20th century. At Lumiere's screening, a white canvas similar to a bed sheet was used as a screen at one end, with the brother's famous cinematographe set up on a step ladder, surrounded by roughly 100 chairs from the Grand Cafe. The event featured a series of Lumiere's short films, each less than a minute. Audience reactions were mixed; some were skeptical, while others were deeply amazed. The cinematographe quickly became a success; on January 1st and 2nd, 1896, approximately 2,000-2,500 customers paid one franc each to see Lumiere's moving pictures. Posters advertising the screenings were put up around Paris, including this one by H. Brispot, which showed a crowd eager to get into the Salon Indien.

This exceedingly rare and early cinema poster, once mounted, has been carefully removed from its surface. Although there are some areas of paper loss on the back, these do not affect the poster's front appearance. It has been professionally linen-backed, requiring minimal touch-up on the front. The poster presents beautifully.

The Lumiere brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas and Louis Jean, were pioneering French inventors and manufacturers of photography equipment. They are most renowned for their development of the Cinematographe motion picture system and the production of short films from 1895 to 1905, establishing them as some of the first filmmakers in history.

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