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Lippincotts – H G Carqueville – Les Maitres de l Affiche, Plate 20 – c. 1896
Original small-format lithograph from the Les Maitres de l Affiche series, plate 20, reproducing H. G. Carqueville’s design for Lippincotts. Issued in Paris by Imprimerie Chaix in the late 1890s, this plate presents Carqueville’s cover illustration in the reduced format characteristic of the series, with the Les Maitres de l Affiche blind stamp in the lower margin. In excellent condition on linen, it is a clean, well-preserved example of American magazine advertising as presented to the European poster-collecting public.
Details
Title: Lippincotts – Les Maitres de l Affiche, Plate 20
Artist: H. G. Carqueville
Date: c. 1896 (Les Maitres de l Affiche series)
Printer/Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix, Paris / Les Maitres de l Affiche
Size: Approx. 11 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. / 29 x 40 cm (sheet)
Print Type: Original color lithograph from Les Maitres de l Affiche (plate 20), with blind stamp in the lower margin
Condition: Excellent; backed on linen, fresh colors, clean image and margins, minimal signs of handling
Comments: Lippincotts magazine design by H. G. Carqueville in the small-format Les Maitres de l Affiche edition; a good example of Carqueville’s work in this important series.
Artist: WOODBURY Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1895-9 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
THE JULY CENTURY BY WOODBURY FOR LES MAITRES DE L’AFFICHE
Les Maitres de l’affiche were stone lithographs printed by the Chaix Imprimerie in paris between the years 1895 and 1899. The celebrated the masters of the posters of that period. Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Artist: Greiffenhage Printer: Chaix Imprimerie, Paris Size: 12 x 16″ / 30.5 x 40.6 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1895-9 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
PALL MALL BUDGET BY GREIFFENHAGE FOR LES MAITRES DE L’AFFICHE
Les Maitres de l’affiche were stone lithographs printed by the Chaix Imprimerie in paris between the years 1895 and 1899. The celebrated the masters of the posters of that period. Paris for 4 plates to arrive every month. The plate is in excellent condition.
Cacao Lacté – Les Maîtres de l’Affiche – Lucien Lefevre
Original plate Cacao Lacté by Lucien Lefèvre, published as part of the Les Maîtres de l’Affiche series. Issued between 1895 and 1899, the series presented reduced-format stone lithographs of the most important posters of the Belle Époque. Subscribers received four plates each month, printed by the Imprimerie Chaix in Paris under the direction of Jules Chéret.
Lucien Lefèvre (active late 19th–early 20th century) was a French poster artist whose commercial designs promoted food, drink, and consumer goods of the period. His work reflects the decorative spirit and vibrant color of fin-de-siècle advertising.
Printed at Chaix in Paris, this plate measures 11 × 16 in. (28 × 40.6 cm). It has been professionally mounted on linen and is preserved in excellent “A” condition.
⸻Artist: Lucien Lefèvre
Title: Cacao Lacté
Printer: Imprimerie Chaix, Paris
Date: 1895–1899 (Les Maîtres de l’Affiche series)
Size: 11 × 16 in. (28 × 40.6 cm)
Print Type: Stone Lithograph
On Linen: Yes
Condition: Excellent “A”
Harper’s March – Edward Penfield – Les Maitres de l Affiche, Plate 20 – c. 1896
Original small-format lithograph from the Les Maitres de l Affiche series, plate 20, reproducing Edward Penfield’s design for Harper’s March. Issued in Paris in the late 1890s by Imprimerie Chaix, this plate presents Penfield’s Harper’s cover in the reduced format characteristic of the series, with the Les Maitres de l Affiche blind stamp in the lower margin. This example is in excellent condition, professionally backed on linen with fresh color and clean margins, a strong Penfield image for both Harper’s and Les Maitres collectors.
Details
Title: Harper’s March – Les Maitres de l Affiche, Plate 20
Artist: Edward Penfield (1866–1925)
Date: c. 1896 (Les Maitres de l Affiche series)
Printer/Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix, Paris / Les Maitres de l Affiche
Size: Approx. 11 3/8 x 15 3/4 in. / 29 x 40 cm (sheet)
Print Type: Original color lithograph from Les Maitres de l Affiche (plate 20), with blind stamp in the lower margin
Condition: Excellent; backed on linen, fresh colors, clean image and margins, minimal signs of handling
Comments: Classic Penfield Harper’s design in the small-format Les Maitres de l Affiche edition; important for both Harper’s and Penfield collectors and a well-preserved impression on linen.
Artist: BEGGARSTAFF Printer: Das Moderne Plakat Size: 8.25 x 11.3″ / 21 x 28.7 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
HARPERS BY BEGGARSTAFF FOR DAS MODERNE PLAKAT 1897
Das Moderne Plakat were stone lithographs printed by Jean Louis Sponsel in Germany in 1897. It celebrates the masters of the posters of that period recreating the famous posters of the period by the famous artists of the period. The plates came out in book form. Each is a stone lithograph. In Excellent condition
Artist: GREIFFENHAGEN Printer: Das Moderne Plakat Size: 8.25 x 11.3″ / 21 x 28.7 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
PALL MALL BUDGET BY GREIFFENHAGEN FOR DAS MODERNE PLAKAT 1897
Das Moderne Plakat were stone lithographs printed by Jean Louis Sponsel in Germany in 1897. It celebrates the masters of the posters of that period recreating the famous posters of the period by the famous artists of the period. The plates came out in book form. Each is a stone lithograph. In Excellent condition
Artist: PENFIELD Printer: Das Moderne Plakat Size: 8.25 x 11.3″ / 21 x 28.7 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
HARPERS AUGUST BY PENFIELD FOR DAS MODERNE PLAKAT 1897
Das Moderne Plakat were stone lithographs printed by Jean Louis Sponsel in Germany in 1897. It celebrates the masters of the posters of that period recreating the famous posters of the period by the famous artists of the period. The plates came out in book form. Each is a stone lithograph. In Excellent condition
Artist: Jean Louis Sponsel Printer: Das Moderne Plakat Size: 8.25 x 11.3″ / 21 x 28.7 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
FOR FASHIONABLE WINTER FOR DAS MODERNE PLAKAT 1897
Das Moderne Plakat were stone lithographs printed by Jean Louis Sponsel in Germany in 1897. It celebrates the masters of the posters of that period recreating the famous posters of the period by the famous artists of the period. The plates came out in book form. Each is a stone lithograph. In Excellent condition
Original lithographic plate from the publication Affiches Illustrees issued by Librairie Romantique and published by Boudet in 1896. The composition by Eugene Grasset depicts a woman dressed in black reading the publication “L’Age du Romantisme”. At her feet appears a vanitas motif, while in the background stands the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, shown after its 19th century neo-Gothic restoration by Viollet-le-Duc. The image reflects the melancholic spirit associated with the Romantic era.
Artist: Grasset, Eugene
Printer: Imprimerie Chaix
Publisher: Boudet, Librairie Romantique
Size: 9 x 12 inches / 22.5 x 31.5 cm
On / Off Linen: Unlined
Print Technique: Stone lithograph
Year: 1896
Condition & Comments: Excellent condition.
Artist: Grasset Printer: Das Moderne Plakat Size: 8.25 x 11.3″ / 21 x 28.7 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
LIBRAIRIE ROMANTIQUE BY GRASSET FOR DAS MODERNE PLAKAT 1897
Das Moderne Plakat were stone lithographs printed by Jean Louis Sponsel in Germany in 1897. It celebrates the masters of the posters of that period recreating the famous posters of the period by the famous artists of the period. The plates came out in book form. Each is a stone lithograph. In Excellent condition
Artist: Meunier Printer: Das Moderne Plakat Size: 8.25 x 11.3″ / 21 x 28.7 cm On/Off Linen: Unlined Year: 1897 Condition & Comments: Excellent A condition
MEUNIER HENRI FOR DAS MODERNE PLAKAT 1897
Das Moderne Plakat were stone lithographs printed by Jean Louis Sponsel in Germany in 1897. It celebrates the masters of the posters of that period recreating the famous posters of the period by the famous artists of the period. The plates came out in book form. Each is a stone lithograph. In Excellent condition
