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ADRIEN BARRÈRE (1877-1931) LE SECRET DE POLICHINELLE. Circa 1905. 54 1/2x39 1/4 inches. Wall & Cie., Paris. Condition B+: restored losses, repaired tears and time-staining along vertical and horizontal folds. In addittion to his work for Charles Baret, Barrere also accepted other theatrical commissions. Here, for Felix Huguenet, he devises a small graphic pun based on the ambiguous title of a comedy. "Le Secret de Polichinelle" can be interpreted as "an open secret" or as "the puppet's secret." Barrere illustrated a combination of the two, showing a small puppet whispering his secret into the ear of a respectable member of the bourgeoisie.
