Willlette [Adolphe-Leon Willette]Biblio.com
Willette, AdolpheBiblio.com
Monsieur et Madame Heriot . la naissance de leur fils Gaston- Adolphe. Lithograph birth announcement for a Dachau survivor Paris
1895ref. 21408Paris 1895. Print. Very good condition. An elaborate birth announcement for new baby Gaston-Adolphe Heriot a French boy who grew up to survive the Nazi occupation. Heriot was liberated from Dachau concentration camp on April 2 1945 at age 50 reference available on request. Adolphe Willette original lithograph illustrated birth announcement showing a lovely large picture frame with the upper corner revealing a windmill and crescent moon and an infant at lower right. Signed in the plate at lower right. Willette 1857-1926 was a French caricaturist painter lithographer and architect of the Moulin Rouge whose many works in the illustrated press Le Pied de Nez le Courier Francais and Le Rire often appeared under various pseudonyms. He was active during the Belle Epoque and Art Nouveau period and was a member of the Cornet Society a group of artists musicians writers academics and playwrights who gathered at various restaurants around Montmartre. Known for his lithographs posters paintings and illustrations Willette was called the "Pierrot of Montmartre" because of his fascination with this comedia del'arte character. Willette's famous 'Parce Domine' painting with many Pierrot figures first decorated the Montmartre cabaret Le Chat Noir; it is now at the Montmartre Museum. Willette also contributed posters to Masters of the Poster Maitres de l'Affiche. Image 8 1/2 x 6" printed on thinner paper applied to thicker board 13 1/2 x 10 3/4" unknown
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