Feb 05, 2004 - Sale 1995

Sale 1995 - Lot 195

Unsold
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
CHARLES KIFFER MAURICE CHEVALIER / ALHAMBRA. Circa 1948.
231/2x151/2 inches. Bedos, Paris.
Condition A-: minor stianing in image; minor restored losses in margins.
Jean Cocteau once said that "Paris has two monuments: the Eiffel tower and Maurice Chevalier." Here, a caricature of a typical Chevalier pose, with the actor in profile against a brilliant blue background, his signature wide-brimmed, yellow hat tipped rakishly over his eyes; lettering in blue and black.