Oct 09, 2002 - Sale 1945

Sale 1945 - Lot 86

Unsold
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,500
[PEACOCKS]. 1897.
33 1/2x60 1/2 inches. Chaix, Paris.
Condition B+: losses along right edge; minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; creases in image.
In the same catalogue that offered these two panels for sale it was made clear that the maquettes for Rhead's work were also available for sale to anyone interested in using them for commercial purposes. Apparently that's exactly what happened to the peacocks, as they also appear as a poster with added text advertising the Journal de la Beaute<>. Kiehl no. 270 (var), Album d'Affiches et d'Estampes, nos. 1 and 2, DFP 1 454a (var).