Author(s):
le mouel, eugène louis (known as masque) (villedieu-les-poêles, 03–24–1859 - paris, 12–17–1934), designer
imprimerie chaix, printer
production date: in 1898
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): poster
materials and techniques: paper, lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 120cm
width: 84. 7 cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 123. 5cm
width: 88cm
description:
poster
marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature - s. B. G. : "eugene le mouel"
letter - “vaporine/ petrol/ homogeneous/ for/ automobiles”
letter - on the mitron basket: “special. . . / of/ little”
letter - on the left side: "imprimerie chaix, (ateliers chéret) rue bergère, 20, paris. 12. 282. 98. (encres lorilleux)"
logo - b. G. : “imp chaix”
museum mark - b. D. And b. G. : "carnavalet"
stamp - b. D. : “this poster/ cannot be/ neither given nor sold/ its possessor/ will be prosecuted/ as receiver”
iconographic description:
advertising, consumption, gasoline, automobile, sale, commerce, paris, 8th arrondissement, public transport, in an avenue starting from the arc de triomphe (probably avenue des champs-elysées) group of vehicles and various characters: automobile, tricycle, omnibus, cyclist, driver, mitron, pedestrians. In the foreground: the actor coquelin cadet (alexandre honoré ernest coquelin, known as) (1848-1909), in the background: the arc de triomphe
historical commentary:
the actor coquelin cadet, represented in the foreground of the poster, is the author of the book "pirouettes", partly illustrated by the poster artist. Themes / subjects / places represented:
subject of society, morals, automobile - car, arc de triomphe (paris), 8th arrondissement (paris)
person / character depicted:
coquelin (cadet)
acquisition mode: unknown acquisition mode
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: aff1397. Date: En 1898.
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