Vintage Portfolio Leonetto Cappiello Nos Actrices Caricatures French
Item History & Price
Commissioned in 1898, a few short months after Cappiello’s arrival in Paris in the spring of that year, this collection of theatrical caricatures attests to the artist’s immediate popularity with the French public. The book consists of eighteen plates featuring seventeen noted actresses (Bernhardt is shown in two poses). Other featured actresses include Réjane, Jeanne Granier, Mar...celle Lender, Lucie Gerard, Simone Girard and Mariette Sully. In many ways, this book launched his career, and the bold outline and flat color backgrounds in them foretell the early Cappiello poster style.
It measures 14 x 18 inches, and is in B condition (pages have slight wear and stains at edges. Cover shows wear at binding and edges; all pages present but loose).
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