LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942) FÊTES DU CONGRÈS INTERNATIONAL DES ÉTUDIANTS. 1907.
60 3/4x44 inches, 154 1/4x111 3/4 cm. P. Vercasson & Cie, Paris.
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration in margins, image and along vertical and horizontal folds; handwritten notation in lower margin. Framed.
"The symbolic female Bacchus supplies the wine, while her escort the song, even throwing in a jig for good measure . . . It's surely one of the most joyous of Cappiello's posters" (Rennert / Cappiello p. 107). rare. We could find no copy at auction since 1989. Cappiello / Rennert 131.