Author(s):
sem (georges goursat, known as) (périgueux, 22–11–1863 - paris, 26–11–1934), designer-lithographer
other title: georges feydeau, the aga khan, bruno de boisgelin, tristan bernard, mathilde say, castillo, cornuché, m de urribaren, maurice bertrand, m de gunsbourg (dummy title)
production date: in 1919
dating in century: 19th century
type(s) of object(s): graphic arts, print
name(s): print
materials and techniques: chromolithography
dimensions - artwork:
height: 50cm
width: 128cm
description:
belongs to the album le grand monde à l'envers. Page 33 and 34 (in cahiers de sem); double plank. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
inscription - top center, printed in black ink: "grand cafe de la plage"
signature of the performer - bottom right, printed in black ink: "sem"
stamp - bottom left and right, printing in purple ink: "musee/carnavalet" (supplementary lugt. 432c)
iconographic description:
at the grand café, georges feydeau picks up cigarette butts, the aga khan sells cigarettes, carpets, bruno de boisgelin, tristan bernard at a table, mathilde say sells flowers, castillo and a stranger, cornuché is a waiter, m de urribaren, maurice bertrand sommelier, m de gunsbourg man band
historical commentary:
belongs to the album le grand monde à l'envers. Sem published this album immediately after the war, yet the subject predates it. When the creation of the income tax had terrorized the wealthy, sem had imagined the great people of this world reduced to small trades, each in their own specialty. In 1919, he reconnected with his community by publishing this joke. Acquisition method: manual donation
name of donor, testator, seller: goursat, marius
date of acquisition: 06–1935
institution: carnavalet museum, history of paris
inventory number: g. 20661-14
part of:
album the big world upside down. Date: En 1919.
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