CARTES POSTALES ARTISTIQUES / EDITIONS DIETRICH & CIE. 1898.
28x37 inches, 71x94 cm. O. de Rycker, Brussels. Condition A-: repaired tear through left margin into image. Matted and framed.
"At the opposite pole from Art Nouveau exuberance, Henri Meunier was an artist of exceptional purity. He took his colors in flat tints and his thick outlines from Japanese prints to construct strong and clear images" (Weill p. 60). "In 1898 the illustrated postcard was twenty-nine years old and was entering into its golden age. Wide availability, international acceptance, and cheap postage for cards made them immensely popular; in 1899 in Belgium 12 million cards were printed for a population of 6.2 million; in England, 14 million were printed for a population of 38.5 million. The bookseller and publisher Dietrich commissioned postcards from artists of the highest quality" (Belle Epoque p. 69). DFP-II 1085, Belle Epoque 95, Maitres 1900 p. 90.
