Author(s):
grandville (nancy, 15–09–1803 - vanves, 17–03–1847), designer
gillot, firmin (brou, in 1820 - paris, in 1872), designer-lithographer
matthis, charles-emile (la walck, in 1838 - bas-rhin, in 1893), engraver
chaix et cie
production date: between 1840 and 1842
type(s) of object(s): print, graphic arts
name(s): poster
materials and techniques: lithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 81. 5cm
width: 55. 2cm
dimensions - mounting:
height: 87. 6cm
width: 61 cm
description:
poster printed in black and white. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
letter - on the image, drawn by the monkey: "on sale here/j. J grandville/the animals painted by themselves/private and public life/delivery 10 centimes/the only complete edition at a low price
inscription concerning the test - at the bottom of the image: "c. E. Matthis"
letter - in the image, text serving as decoration: "10 cents delivery/stahl. . . /balzac/alfred de musset george sand"
number - on the back in pencil: "lot 227/29/05/2015/[illegible]
iconographic description:
on this poster promoting an edition of scenes from the private and public life of animals available in bookstores, a monkey, a letter painter sitting on a scaffold, writes the title of the work on a wall with a brush, under the gaze of curious animals, namely a parrot, a fish, a bird and a frog. A street dog wearing a newsboy cap, licking a paintbrush and standing on a ladder serves as his assistant. Other, almost illegible posters are stuck on the same wall. It is the subject of the frontispiece of volume i which is represented here. In the volume, the latter is captioned (in the second printing): "posters will be, according to his orders, affixed to all the walls in the four parts of the world, on the famous wall of china itself. "
themes / subjects / places represented:
social subject, customs, monkey, dog, parrot, frog, fish, poster designer, advertising
mode of acquisition: purchase at public sale
name of donor, testator, seller: galerie charpentier
date of acquisition: 2017
institution: maison de balzac
inventory number: bal2017. 12. Date: between 1840 and 1842.
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