The region of France called the Bagnoles de L'orne features prominently in a variety of posters by some of the best poster artists of the late 1800's and early 1900's. We have sold other posters of the region, but find this one, by Leandre to be the most lyrical we have seen. It measures 41 x 30 inches, was produced in 1922, is linen backed and in excellent condition. Of the artist, Charles Leandre, Wikipedia writes: "Charles Lucien LŽandre (1862 - 1934), French caricaturist and painter, was born at Champsecret (Orne), and studied painting under Blin and Cabanel. From 1887 he figured among the exhibitors of the Salon, where he showed numerous portraits and genre pictures, but his popular fame is due to his comic drawings and caricatures. The series of the "Gotha des souverains," published in Le Rire, and Leandre's other work like that seen in L'Assiette au Beurre placed him in the front rank of modern caricaturists.
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