Original draft drawing for the cover of Le Rire Vol. 3, no. 110

by Jaen-Louis Forain

$750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Signed

Signed lower right, with additional autograph text below. 10-1/4 x 13 inches. Black conté crayon on paper; tanned; tipped in to mat. Item #257947 An original draft sketch, executed by Forain in black conté crayon, for the cover of the December 12, 1896, issue of the French humor magazine Le Rire. In addition to his autograph signature at lower left, Forain has added a conversational caption in French at the bottom margin, which was

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