RICHARD RANFT (1862-1931) SALON DES CENT. 1894. 231/4x151/2 inches. Condition B+: creases and abrasions in image. Richard Ranft was born in Switzerland. He was both a painter and an illustrator on a level that justifiably earned him a one-man show at the Salon. His poster to promote his own exhibition is a contrast between the realistically depicted woman seen from behind, viewing a print, and the "decorative" white mice scampering all over the wallpaper in the background. Salon des Cent p. 23, Neumann p. 32.
