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| Artist: Louis Rhead
American (1857-1926) | | Plate: PL. 220 |
| Title: Morning Journal | 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.
See our Terms
of Sale |
| Maitre Sheet Size: | 11 3/8 in x
15 3/4 in | | | 29 cm x 40 cm |
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| Price: $750.00 USD |
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Full size (B Condition) sold for $ 4,370 US
Swann Auction Galleries, N.Y.
Dec. 2003.
"Rhead always paid close attention to the decorative
side of poster design, and we can discern this in the minutely detailed patterns
on the woman's dresses, the rooster's feathers, and even the veins on leaves.
It all adds up to virtually all the ingredients of art nouveau, which was just
coming into vogue. Rhead was the only American artist to achieve the distinction
of having a solo exhibition of his poster work both in London (1896) and in Paris
(1897)... Born in England, Rhead arrived in New York in 1883 to work for publisher
D.Appleton. Independently, he also designed book covers and bindings, and even
contributed patterns for art needlework to women's magazines. His first poster
proved him to be a master. He understood lithography and made his designs easy
on the printer. Perhaps for that reason, he was avidly sought after to design
posters for newspapers and periodicals"
(Rennert,
PAI-XXXI, 467,468) | |
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