EUGÈNE GRASSET (1845-1917) [THE JUNE CENTURY / NAPOLEON IN EGYPT.] 1895.
27 1/4x20 3/4 inches, 69 1/4x52 3/4 cm. The Century Co., [New York.]
Condition B+: repaired tears, restored losses, creases and staining in margins. Hinges for matting affixed to verso. Hand-signed by the artist in pencil. Paper.
The second of Grasset's three Napoleon posters for The Century. These posters "were largely responsible for the enormous popularity which Napoleon enjoyed in America before the turn of the century" (The American Poster p. 12). This is the rare version before text, with wide margins. DFP-II 413 (var), Reims 679 (var), Margolin p. 35 (var).