May 09, 2024 - Sale 2668

Sale 2668 - Lot 19

Unsold
Estimate: $ 3,500 - $ 4,500

HENRI LE RICHE (1868-1944)

TUNMER SPECIAL / LA MEILLEURE DU MONDE. Circa 1895.


54½x39¼ inches, 138½x99¾ cm. Bouquet & Barry, Paris.
Condition B+: creases and abrasions and slight time-staining in margins; colors faded; hand-signed by the artist.

A clever graphic, using the racket sold by Tunmer as a window into the court. This poster has previously been catalogued as Anonymous, but this one is hand-signed by the artist. Le Riche, who also signed his works, "Hirné," was a French painter, sculptor, engraver and illustrator. He designed the cover of an issue of Femina in 1913. Le Tennis A l'Affiche np, Sport a L'Affiche 172.