LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942) LE PETIT COQUIN. 1901. 54 3/4x38 1/2 inches, 139x 98 cm. Vercasson & Cie., Paris. Condition A-: unobtrusive vertical and horizontal folds; minor restoration in margins and image. One of Cappiello's earlier posters, designed in the style of an enlarged caricature, the likes of which he had been contributing to Parisian magazines for years. "Sometimes it was simple charm that Cappiello called into play in order to attract attention, as is the case with this little girl teasing a parrot . . . Cappiello effectively used animals of all kinds--from zebras to birds and mice to pelicans--to gain the sympathy and attention of the passerby" (Cappiello Rennert p. 45). rare Cappiello / Rennert 10.
