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Artist: Louis Rhead American (1858-1926)

Plate: PL. 200

Title: The Sun
Description: Condition A. Original lithograph from "Les Maitre de L'Affiches" series.
Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris, 1900.
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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Maitre Sheet Size:11 3/8 in x 15 3/4 in
 29 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

"Rhead was one of the first poster artists to gain an international reputation. Born in England he was quite active in London, New York and Paris with equal success: his exhibition of posters in New York in 1895 was America's first, and was well received. He was heavily influenced by Grasset, whom he admired and met while in Paris" (Rennert, PAI-XXVI 513)

This New York Sun newspaper poster, for which Rhead did several posters, shows a young elegant woman dressed in the fashion of the day, skating on a frozen river against a setting sun. The lettering of the text "Read The Sun" is reflected delicately on the ice surface. A beautiful design with well-balanced colours that speak directly to us.

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