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Lot 536: French Music Hall Mistinguett Poster

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Lot 536: French Music Hall Mistinguett Poster
<b>PAUL SELTEN (Seltenhammer)</b> <p> <b>536. Folies en Folie/Mistinguett.</b> 1933.
45 1/2 x 123 in./115.6 x 312.4 cm
Impressions France/Pierre Havez, Paris
Cond A-/Slight stains and creases at edges. Framed.
Ref: Folies-BergËre, 71 (var); PAI-XXV, 496
It was in this revue–“Folies en Folies”–that Mistinguett created her most famous song, "C’est vrai” (It’s true). Colette, writing a review of this in Le Matin, ends a laudatory article as follows: “She is a national property. This year she still has this gait which reminds us of RÈjane’s, her pupils the color of the chicory flower, her long legs, her unimpeachable set of teeth, her cheerful smile and her sentimental expression. . . .Selten . . . a regular collaborator of the Folies-BergËre . . . was given the honor of producing the poster for the show. He did a fine job. Two rows of boys shaded from grey to black surround the Miss. Three hands (two black and one grey, a skillful color scheme) try to hold her. She–frail but delighted–smiles. Her arms are covered with the usual bracelets, her famous legs (at the time insured for the price of a private house on the Champs-ElysÈes) are barely hidden by a veil” (Folies-BergËre, p. 12). Against all the somber tuxedos in this two-sheet design, Mistinguett shines. In this version, the top text banner with the name “Folies-BergËre” is missing; it is unclear whether this was done to make the design available for another venue, or whether a poster collector trimmed it away.
<b>Est: $7,000-$9,000.</b>
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