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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
PAL (JEAN DE PALEOLOGUE) RAYON D'OR. Circa 1895. 26x30 inches. Paul Dupont, Paris. Condition B+: repaired tears and creases in margins and image. Rayon d'Or (The Golden Beam), a gas light, is perhaps Pal's most famous poster. The poster depicts a winged woman, draped in a very transparent shawl, who is attracted to the welcoming glow from a lamp within a gold star. The light reflects off her naked body in a sensuous and exciting way. It seems curious that a poster like Steinlen's La Traite des Blanches was censored, while this one was not. Paris was by no means a prudish city, but this piece goes far beyond the charming girls of Cheret. Weill, p. 48, Wine Spectator, pl. 129, Masters p. 32.
