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French Book Illustration 1895-1945

Poster
1945 (published)
Artist/Maker
Henrion, Frédéric Henri Kay (M.B.E., R.D.I.) (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

Colour poster.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Music
Object type
Poster
TitleFrench Book Illustration 1895-1945 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Lithography
Brief description
'French Book Illustration 1895-1945'. Colour lithograph poster advertising an exhibition organized by the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts, held at the National Gallery, London. Designed by Frédéric Henri Kay Henrion. Great Britain. 1945.
Physical description
Colour poster.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 76.2cm
  • Size of sheet width: 50.8cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
'Henrion' (Signed)
Object history
The design of this poster incorporates a reproduction of a wood-engraved illustration on p.75 of Cirque d'Etoile Filante by Georges Rouault, published by A. Vollard, Paris, 1938.
Subjects depicted
Exhibition
Illustration
Bibliographic references
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1962. London: HMSO, 1964.
Other number
18/D6 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2696-1962

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O699899/french-book-illustration-1895-1945-poster-henrion-frédéric-henri/
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