Dec 17, 2008 - Sale 2167

Sale 2167 - Lot 149

Price Realized: $ 4,080
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
WILLIAM H. BRADLEY (1868-1932) THE CHAP BOOK / THANKSGIVING NUMBER. 1895.
20 3/4x13 3/4 inches, 53x35 cm.
Condition B+: repaired tears and restoration in margins and image; minor creases in margins and image
As an indication of how closely Bradley was associated with the Art Nouveau movement, this and several of his other posters were included in the show that marked the opening of Siegfried Bing's Salon de l'Art Nouveau on December 26, 1895. This poster was so popular with collectors that it was out of print in less than two months. Kiehl 23, DFP I 151, Reims 1141, Margolin p. 98, Weill 121, Maitres 1900 p. 111, Koch p. 8, Virginia p. 55.