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Lot 339: French Music Hall Poster

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Lot 339: French Music Hall Poster
<b>ALFRED CHOUBRAC (1853-1902)</b> <p> <b>339. Trianon Concert/Revue de Li-Ongchamps.</b> ca. 1896.
15 3/8 x 23 1/2 in./39 x 59.8 cm
Ateliers Choubrac, Colombes/Seine
Cond B+/Unobtrusive folds; slight stains at edges; crayon marks over tax stamp.
Choubrac was one of the pioneers of French poster art; in 1884, when Maindron published his first article on posters, he listed only nine active posterists known to him, and included the three poster artists whose work made up the first poster exhibition, held that same year in the Passage Vivienne in Paris: Alfred and LÈon Choubrac and Jules ChÈret. Clear, deliberate outlining of his subjects was one of Choubrac’s trademarks; the other was gentle humor and whimsy. Both traits manifest themselves charmingly in this design for the “Li-Ongchamps” revue playing at the Trianon music hall. As usual, Choubrac isn’t above adding a bit of the off kilter to his creations–precisely why does a straight razor adorn the tunic of the head of the Chinese delegation being greeted by the top-heavy, waspwaisted ambassador of the Montmartre scene? Unfortunately, no record of this particular spectacle could be found, so we aren’t sure if the title–obtusely referring to the Parisian race track–is simply an Asianation of the word or specifically targeted for naughtier implications.
<b>Est: $1,000-$1,200.</b>
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