May 09 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2668 -

Sale 2668 - Lot 179

Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000

CANDIDO ARAGONESE (ARAGONEZ) DE FARIA (1849-1911)

CROSS COUNTRY / PATHÉ FRÈRES. Circa 1909.

44¼x63 inches, 112½x160 cm. Affiches Faria, Paris.
Condition A-: minor repaired tears, creases and abrasions at edges and along vertical and horizontal folds; slight time-staining in margins; reds slightly attenuated.

Faria, a Brazilian caricaturist, painter, lithographer and poster designer, emigrated to France in 1882. In 1902, he created one of the first known cinema posters, for The Victims of Alcoholism. From 1902 until his death, he was the most prolific designer of posters for Pathé - completing around 300 - with titles such as Les Chiens Contrebandiers, L'Amant de la Lune, and Voyage Autour d'Une Étoile. Aside from his multitude of entertainment posters, he may be best recognized for his elegant and inviting winter and summer images for the Cachats-Majestic Hotel in Chamonix. The collective artwork that came out of his workshop posthumously was signed "Atelier Faria."
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