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LEONETTO CAPPIELLO (1875-1942) POLAIRE / BOUFFES - PARISIENS. 1903. 55x39 inches, 139x99 cm. P. Vercasson, Paris. Condition B+: minor losses and repaired tears in margins; vertical and horizontal folds; creases in image. Framed. In 1901, Polaire, the wasp-waisted music hall star with a twisted face, was a huge hit starring as Claudine in a play she wrote (although credited to her husband Willy). In 1903, on the heels of that success, Willy wrote another play for Polaire, Le Petit Jeune Homme. The simple profile of Polaire in a suit was considered so successful that Cappiello used the same kind of design in 1904 for the next Willy/Polaire production, Le Friquet. Rennert / Cappiello 50, Wine Spectator no. 184, Grand Palais p. 94 no. 220, Gold 164.
