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Félix Vallotton
"Ah! la Pe . . . la Pe . . . la Pepiniere" from Les Maitres de l'Affiche

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VALLOTTON, F. (1865 - 1925) "Ah! la Pe . . . la Pe . . . la Pepiniere" Original lithograph from “Les Maitres de L’Affiche” series Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris Bearing MDL stamp lower right, from issue #30, 1898. Plate #119 Unframed Size: 11 3/8 x 15 3/4” The “Les Maitres de l’Affiche” series was offered as a subscription series to collectors every month for 60 months, from December 1895 through November 1900. The “Maitres de l’Affiche,” were issued as separate numbered sheets, referred to as “plates”. They were numbered, with the printers name “Imprimerie Chaix,” in the margin at the bottom left hand corner, “PL.1” to “PL.240.” In the margin at the bottom right hand corner of each, is a blind embossed stamp from a design of Cheret’s. The smaller format and the fact the “Maitres” were a paid subscription series, allowed Imprimerie Chaix to use the latest state of the art printing techniques, not normally used in the large format posters due to cost. A very high quality of paper was used, where as the large format posters were printed on lesser quality newsprint, due to cost and a short expected life span. This explains why the quality of the printing, in the “Maitres de l’Affiche,” usually far exceeds that of their larger counterparts. “It has been the good fortune of Vallotton to produce at least one poster which is excellent from every point of view. Nothing more appropriate to the advertisement of a frivolous burlesque than his… ’Pepiniere’ could well be imagined. It represents a characteristic audience at a theatre convulsed in laughter at what is taking place on the stage. The variety of expression on the faces of the spectators is infinite, and the effect of the whole thing is as mirthful as may be. From the advertiser’s point, I can conceive nothing more completely satisfactory” (Hiatt p.123, 124)
  • Creator:
    Félix Vallotton (1865 - 1925, French, Swiss)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Width: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    Unknown edition sizePrice: $400
  • Medium:
    Lithograph
  • Movement & Style:
    Art Nouveau
  • Period:
    1890-1899
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Hinsdale, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 17261stDibs: LU138427289902