GEORGES LEPAPE (1887-1971) "Les Oiseaux Blancs (The White Birds)." Version of cover for Femina, published in the magazine's quarterly war issue, June 1917. Mixed media, including gouache, watercolor, graphite, and gold highlighting on paper. 293x237 mm; 11 1/2x9 1/4 inches, on 11 3/4x9 1/2-inch sheet. Matted and framed to 18 3/4x16 1/4. Titled in graphite in lower left margin; signed "Geo. Lepape" and dated 1917 in lower right image, in ink. Inscribed near and underneath signature "A mes chers parents / [souvenirs bien affectueux] / 19 mai 1919." Hinged to backing board with matte.
