Artist: H. Bréhé (as signed)
Date: 1925
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: Sheet 296 × 242 mm; image 270 × 206 mm
Title: Le jeune loup et le vieil agneau (The Young Wolf and the Old Lamb)
Description:
The composition closely follows Alberto Fabio Lorenzi’s illustration published in Le Sourire, 19 February 1925, p. 11 as a colour lithograph. The present gouache represents a faithful adaptation of that original, executed and signed by H. Bréhé (unidentified). Caricatural scene of a masked young woman in a short, flared dress with black accents, arm-in-arm with an older man in a top hat and evening dress. The woman, poised and coquettish, holds a cocktail glass while the man, surprised and hesitant, clutches his gloves. The pink curtain backdrop evokes the Parisian cabaret or masquerade setting typical of 1920s arts du spectacle.
Reference: Le Sourire: journal humoristique hebdomadaire, 19 février 1925 (A28, no. 407), p. 11 (unpaginated); Paris. Director: Maurice Méry. Catalogue notice: BnF ark:/12148/cb328711647.
Alberto Fabio Lorenzi (Italian, 1880–1964)
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Additional Information
| Collection | European prints and drawings |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Magazine illustration , Works on paper |
| Country | France |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Media/Technique | Drawing , Gouache , Painting , Paper , Wove paper |
| Subject | Art Deco , Caricature , Drawing , Erotic illustration , Erotica , France , French art , Humour , Pictorial works , Works on paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1925 |
| Acquisition year | 2025 |
