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CHARLES LÉANDRE (1862-1934) M. Émile Zola et la Jeunesse / "Le Romipète."
Caricature of Zola published in Le Rire, February 22, 1896. Charcoal heightened with white wash on paper mounted to board, attached to early window matte. 488x317 mm; 19 1/4x12 1/2 inches. Signed "C Léandre" in lower left corner and rough-captioned by hand, upper right. Contemporary label by Parisian art dealer A. Legastelois on mount verso. A copy of the journal accompanies the artwork. This drawing, by the celebrated French illustrator, caricaturist and painter, Charles Léandre, depicts Zola after he was refused admittance to meet the Pope. The published version adds the caption, "Let them berate us: it will only add to the circulation" (trans.) referring to Zola's forthcoming publication that same year of his novel "Rome".
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