Ah! La Pé...la Pé...La Pepinière!!! Revue
Poster
1898 (designed), 1898 (made)
1898 (designed), 1898 (made)
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This poster is named for the musical production it advertises, 'La pépinière', meaning 'The nursery', an establishment for training young actors. The poster depicts a caricatured view of a theatre audience. A group of boisterous men are applauding and cheering enthusiastically, to suggest the fun and entertainment offered by the occasion.
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Title | Ah! La Pé...la Pé...La Pepinière!!! Revue (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | Poster by Félix Vallotton, Ah! La Pe...la Pe...La Pepinière!!! Revue, 1898. |
Physical description | Poster |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs J.T. Clarke |
Object history | Appears to be based on/relate to Vallotton's earlier print 'Le couplet patriotique' , woodcut, 1893. |
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Summary | This poster is named for the musical production it advertises, 'La pépinière', meaning 'The nursery', an establishment for training young actors. The poster depicts a caricatured view of a theatre audience. A group of boisterous men are applauding and cheering enthusiastically, to suggest the fun and entertainment offered by the occasion. |
Bibliographic reference | Coutts, Howard and Claire Jones Toulouse Lautrec and the art of the French Poster. Bowes Museum, 2004. 53 p., ill. ISBN 0954818202. |
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Accession number | E.303-1921 |
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Record created | July 18, 2007 |
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