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Lot 518: French Art Nouveau Publication Poster

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Lot 518: French Art Nouveau Publication Poster
<b>LOUIS J. RHEAD (1858-1926)</b> <p> <b>518. Le Journal de la BeautÈ.</b> 1897.
60 1/2 x 32 1/2 in./153.6 x 82.5 cm
Imp. Chaix, Paris
Cond B-/Tears near folds and paper edges. Framed.
Ref: DFP-I, 454a; Lauder, 270; PAI-XXXIII, 513 (var)
Rhead provides an opulent design with peacocks in a lush garden for a French journal. Together with a companion design featuring swans (see PAI-XXXII, 485), it was issued in versions both with and without text. Duverney, in the June, 1898, issue of The Poster calls these “two magnificent specimens of the American artist’s work; they will go on a level with any of Morris’ wall-paper designs, as in them Rhead has certainly given us the top note of his highly decorative powers” (p. 28). This version, with text, is especially rare!
<b>Est: $5,000-$6,000.</b>
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