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Artist: Henri Meunier Belgian (1873-1922)

Item: em27

Title: L'Heure du Silence

Description: Cond. A+, Original Lithograph,
issued by L'Estampe Modern, November 1897, Printed by F. Champenois, Paris.
Blindstamp lower right in margin.
Presented in 16 x 20 in. acid free, archival museum mat, with framing labels. Ready to frame. Shipped boxed flat via Fedex.
Certificate of Authenticity.
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Also Includes:
Original tissue overlay with poem by
A. Silvestre (Les Aurores lointaines.)

Sheet Size:12 in x 15 3/4 in
 31 cm x 40 cm
Price: temporarily out of stock

(Like many of my most sought after images I am usually able to locate this for clients. email me for a price estimate, Greg) To Request

"As a poster designer, Meunier knew how to organize well-observed detail to create an almost musical ambiance... (with) compositions that are gravely meditative, clean and synthetic... The Son of Belgian engraver Jean-Baptiste Meunier and nephew of sculptor Constantin Meunier, Henri seems to have come by his artistry in a genetic fashion. After completing brilliant studies at the academy in his native Ixelles, he went on to pursue many fields: printmaker, poster designer, graphic reporter and book binder. Oostens-Wittamer characterizes his poster work as focused on bringing out opposing light and dark values within his often large, contained, flowing masses of color" (Belle Epoque 1970 p.68)

Not unlike the Maitre de L'Affiche series, L'Estampe Modern was a portfolio printed between 1897-98, published by Imprimerie Champenois, Paris, contained 24 monthly portfolios, with four original lithographs in each. Each commissioned only for this series. As well as Mucha, some of the contributing artists included Rhead, Meunier, Ibels, Steinlen, Willette and Grasset. This is from the series with the blindstamp in the margin lower right corner.

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