Produced by MICH (born Michel Liebeaux, French 1881-1923) and completely different from any of his other works, this visually striking poster is the ONLY one of its kind known to exist. Advertising a socialist paper called the Cri du Nord (the Call of the North), which was published daily and offered its services with legal and administrative assistance to its readers, this poster is a masterpiece (in our humble opinion), for a variety of reasons: First off, the visual message is a stunner: the woman - representing France, is offering up a deliciously drawn baby, representing Socialism, to the viewer. To put this in context, France in 1918, when we believe this poster was created (we base this on information in the poster itself, as well as on the death date of the artist Mich, which was in 1923) was hugely influenced by the politics of Europe at the time. According to Wikipedia ''The initial success of the Russian Revolution inspired other revolutionary parties to attempt the same thing unleashing the Revolutions of 1917-23. In the chaotic circumstances of postwar Europe, with the socialist parties divided and discredited, Communist revolutions across Europe seemed a possibility. Communist parties were formed, often from minority or majority factions in most of the world''s socialist parties, which broke away in support of the Leninist model.'' The poster itself mentions that it serialized Le Feu, a book by Henri Barbusse, a former military man turned pacifist (which was published in 1917)... clearly, the political views of those who commissioned the poster, as well as (perhaps) those of the poster artist himself, were leaning towards the change which the Socialists were offering post World War I. This particular poster is also fairly remarkable take it''s graphic use of type - a full century before full-blown use of Helvetica, here we have a poster which uses it (or it''s ancestral typographic grandfather) in a larger-than-life way. According to Jack Rennert, (who has never seen this poster in his 40 years as the pre-eminent expert in the field), ''Michs''s main clients were the bicycle and auto industries at the beginning of the twentieth century., and in the 1912 Salon des Humoristes, je exhibited 50 sporting designs. His drawings also filled the pages of L''Auto, L''Echo de Paris and La Vie Parisienne''. Poster measures 46 x 61 inches, is linen backed and in excellent condition. PLEASE NOTE: ALL OF OUR POSTERS ARE ORIGINAL, NON REPRODUCTION, VINTAGE PIECES.We are happy to ship worldwide. Please note mailing costs are for surface costs - this could take up to two months or longer. If you wish DHL, FedEx or other services let us know and we will be happy to ind out for you how much that will cost based on your location. Those charges will be extra and are not included in our quote listed below. We will answer any questions, and/or send additional photos upon request. Check back often as we add new items almost every day. Thanks for your interest Status: For Sale Reference#: MCDN Condition: A Year: 1918 Country: France Maker: Printer: Wall Height: 61 in. (154.94 cm) Width: 46 in. (116.84 cm) Title: Vintage 1918 MICH (Michel Liebeaux) Poster - Cri du Materials: papers, linens

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