ZAN - 50Cmes - En Vente Partout by Christophe Adrien (Count) Regley de Koenigsegg

ZAN - 50Cmes - En Vente Partout by Christophe Adrien (Count) Regley de Koenigsegg

ZAN - 50Cmes - En Vente Partout

Christophe Adrien (Count) Regley de Koenigsegg

Title

ZAN - 50Cmes - En Vente Partout

 
Artist
Year
c. 1895  
Technique
watercolor and ink 
Image Size
5 5/8 x 4" image 
Signature
unsigned, as usual 
Edition Size
1 of 1 unique 
Annotations
 
Reference
 
Paper
white wove 
State
 
Publisher
 
Inventory ID
13243 
Price
SOLD
Description
”Zan. En Vente Partout” (“Zan. On Sale Everywhere”) is listed as figure 11 in the Gazette Drouart catalogue of late 19th century to early 20th century French advertising posters. It was published in 1895 by G. Bataille, Paris, for Zan black licorice pastilles. Zan was known for incorporating their paddle-shaped licorice hard candies into their advertisements using current events and popular entertainment themes. In this composition, three clown musicians play their respective instruments with two seated on Zan tins and the last enthusiastically playing a pastille vibraphone. Unlike many of the posters Koenigsegg recreated in miniature, the original artist remains anonymous. Christophe Adrien Regley de Keonigsegg began his artistic path after he had retired as a commander in the French Navy. He was particularly fond of recreating the famed posters of the 'Belle Epoch' in miniature, often using single-hair brushes to achieve finer details within formats of under six inches on the long side.