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CLEMENTINE-HELENE DUFAU (1869-1937) L'ENFANT A TRAVERS LES AGES. 1901. 54 1/2x38 1/2 inches. Charles Verneau, Paris. Condition A-: restoration in top margin and corners. Dufau, a painter with Basque origins, was one of the few women artists who designed posters during the Belle Epoque. Part of her career involved a movement called "Art at School". The program, initiated by the French government, aimed to put lithographs in schools to familiarize children with art. Four of her works from this program, which were acclaimed by the authorities for their high moral standards, were published. Perhaps the combination of children and school prepared her for the commission she received to design this poster a year later. The image she created for the exhibition, l'Enfant a Travers les Ages<> (Children through the ages), at the Petit Palais in Paris, is done in a soft-toned, loving style using flat colors very much in the style of Vuillard. DFP II, 315, ref. Dufau.
