Lucien Métivet Art

Lucien Marie François Métivet (January 19, 1863 - July 16, 1932) [2] was a French poster artist, cartoonist, illustrator, and author who achieved notoriety during the Belle Epoque. B...

Paris: Imprimerie Chaix, 1863. Stone lithograph in colors on light card stock, 15 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches (392 x 284 mm), full margins. Light mat tone and scattered edge wear, nicks and...

Lucien Métivet Eugénie Buffet (Ambassadeurs) Stone lithograph Printed signature in the plate On vellum Size 39 x 29 cm (c. 15.3 x 11.4") INFORMATION ...

Le Rire is a Comic Magazine published on May 1896, illustrations by Lucien Métivet. Good condition on a yellowed paper, except for some torn paper on the left...

Le Rire is a Comic Magazine stamped on December 1896, Illustrations by Lucien Métivet. Good condition on a yellowed paper, except for some torn paper on the l...

Le Rire is a Comic Magazine published inn October 1896, reproducing drawings by Lucien Métivet. Good condition on a yellowed paper, except for some torn paper on the left margin.

Le Rire is a Comic Magazine published in August 1896, reproducing drawings by Lucien Métivet. Signed, numbered and dated on the margins.

Eugénie Buffet was a French singer, actress, and pioneer of the chanson réaliste (realist song) genre, which portrayed the day to day lives of the poor and working-class in Paris. Métivet’s Ambassadeurs poster depicts Buffet as a prostitute working on the cold, windy streets of Paris; Buffet describes following working women to effectively reflect their demeanor in her roles, “Huddled in the shadow of dark alleys, I espied their beckoning calls to passersby, followed them from afar, scraping invisibly along the walls, listened to their words in the doorways of seedy hotels; sometimes, even, made up and dressed like them, I would slip among them, sitting at tables in their dives, and join in the conversation” (Buffet, 1930 via Conway, 2004). Her name, much like that of fellow performer Aristide Bruant, was further solidified in history by their likenesses in iconic and historically important artworks by Métivet’s and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. “Métivet’s talent is seen at its best in the Eugénie Buffet advertisements, two studies worthy a place amongst the best posters which have come from the hands of contemporary French artists” (Hiatt, 1896). This artwork is presented in archival rag mat and arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Notable museum collections containing this work include: Yale University Art Gallery (large-format version) (1969.3.3) Notable museum collections featuring works by Lucien...

Original vintage poster made in 1915 by Lucien Metivet to promote the sale of Pierre Decourcelle's novel "Les marchands de patrie." Press - Literature No...