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a la maniere de: H. Gerbault - Caran d'Ache - J.L Forain by Georges Villa
a la maniere de: H. Gerbault - Caran d'Ache - J.L Forain
Georges Villa
Title
a la maniere de: H. Gerbault - Caran d'Ache - J.L Forain
Artist
Georges Villa
1883 - 1965 (biography)Year
1903
Technique
graphite
Image Size
9 7/8 x 7 5/16" image size, left image; 7-3/4 x 4-1/2" image size, right image
Signature
unsigned
Edition Size
1 of 1 unique
Annotations
pencil dated
Reference
Paper
smooth antique-white wove
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
19805
Price
$200.00
Description
In an homage to his artist friends, Georges Villa has drawn three caricatures in their styles. He notes in French: "a la maniere de (in the manner of): Henry Gerbault, Caran d'Ache" on one side of this sheet of paper. On its left half, he's drawn a soldier in the manner of Caran d'Ache, the 19th century French satirist and political cartoonist who also went by Emmanuel Poiré. On the right is a side profile of a young lady, drawn in the manner of H. Gerbault. On the verso of the sheet, Villa has drawn a man holding a newspaper "a la maniere JL Forain," referring to the French Impressionist Jean-Louis Forain.