Steinlen

1833 · réf. 316700 — Lausanne: Spengler & Cie 1833. extensive panoramic scroll of this once-in-a-generation wine festival original hand-coloured lithograph on 30 plates conjoined. each plate aprox. 185 x 500 mm. 7 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. The first 15 plates mounted on the back of the latter 15 some minor spotting and light creasing folding concertina-style into modern marbled boards. Bound without wrappers. extensive panoramic scroll of this once-in-a-generation wine festival original hand-coloured lithograph on 30 plates conjoined. each plate aprox. 185 x 500 mm. 7 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. An impressively large panorama running over 14 meters in total. The fête of 1833 was held over two days in August involving nearly 800 participants pulling numerous floats and was organized by David Constantin and Steinlen. In the present day the Swiss fête is organized by the Confrérie des Vignerons Brotherhood of Winegrowers and while they are free to choose how often the festival takes place it can only happen five times each century. The next Fête des Vignerons was held in July 2019. There were two showings with tickets costing between one and three francs each. The vignerons Jean-Louis Blanchoud and the Lécheyres brothers were crowned. A further thirty-two vignerons also received awards. This scroll depicts the actual participants in the procession wearing costumes also designed by Steinlen. Many of the floats are symbolic and represent the seasons or Bacchus but many of them show the actual tools of the trade such as a display of barrel making various crop management tools and even a large wine press. The final image is that of Noah's ark as Noah is considered to be the first vigneron. This publication is one a number of illustrative depictions of the 1833 Fête Simon lists three alone in Bibliotheca Gastronomica. Andre Simon Bibliotheca Gastronomica no.1558; Reed p. 87; Bobins 1313. OCLC locates copies at California State University Fresno the Getty and Bibliotheque d'Art et d'Archaelogie Switzerland Spengler & Cie unknown books