Aug 05, 2009 - Sale 2185

Sale 2185 - Lot 199

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
LOUIS OURY (1846-?) LES HIGH-LIFE. 1894.
41 3/4x29 1/4 inches, 106x74 cm. Brondert, Paris.
Condition A-: abrasions in margins and image; minor restored losses along upper left edge.
Louis Oury only designed a few posters, working exclusively with the Brondert printing house. There is no historical reference to this family cabaret act of "Mundane Duetists," suggesting that merely dressing like aristocrats and singing was not a recipe for success.