Willette 1915 Illustration Lithograph from Sourires de Paris Portfolio

The depiction alone is darling!

This is one of the set of 16 lithographs from Sourires de Paris done in 1915 1st Edition.

Most of these prints are of a satirical nature, this one by artist Adolphe Leon Willette (1857-1926) reads: "Regardez moi ce bon a rien qui a demande eune bonne a tout faire et qui s'endort sur le roti!

Willette was a well renowned artist from the Art Nouveau era who exibited at the Paris Salon in 1881 and went on to become highly recognized as a satirical lithographic artist.

I am certain that if I knew my French well, this would be quite funny! The depiction alone is darling!

The lower left hand corner is marked: Copyright, Librairie de l' Estampe, 68, Chaussee d'Antin, Paris, 1915 and in the right corner: Dessin de Willette. Willette's signature is present on the edge of the newspaper in the print.

The total size of the page is 15"x 10 3/4"

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