FRANCISCO TAMAGNO (1851-1933) [BIÈRES DU CROISSANT.] 1895.
46 1/2x30 3/4 inches, 118x78 cm. Camis, Paris.
Condition B: extensive creases, rippling, repaired tears and restoration at edges and in image; repaired tears, creases and abrasions along sharp vertical and horizontal folds; colors attenuated. Framed.
This illustration was also used to advertise Cacao Arnaud, in which the central character appears still seated on the crescent moon, but without the hops depicted on the right side; she no longer holds a bottle in her left hand and has a delicate drinking glass of Cacao in her right hand. This is the version before text. rare. Not in Litfass, not in Drink, Chocolate p. 54 (var).