Les Joies du Poilu [The Pleasures of the Poilu], set of 6

£3,800

SKU: 6109

Series of six humorous images of les ‘poilus’ (French soldiers) on leave

Lithographs

each 12 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (31.1 x 24.7 cm)

Size:
Height – 31.1cm
Width – 24.7cm

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DESCRIPTION

Provenance:
Private Collection

Presentation:
framed

Exhibited: ‘Terrain & Conflict: Repercussions’, Young Gallery, Salisbury, November 10, 2018 – December 29, 2018

Literature: En Guerre, French Illustrators and World War 1, Neil Harris and Teri J. Edelstein, The University of Chicago Library, 2014.

Printed by Le Nouvel Essor, Paris

Abadie-Landel’s set of images are inspired by the 19th century tradition of the ‘images d’Epinal’, prints on popular subjects rendered in bright sharp colours.

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THE ARTIST

Pierre

Abadie-Landel

1896 - 1972

A student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts until 1917, Abadie exhibited his paintings at may salons, including the Salon des artistes francais. He produced a series of Breton seascapes, along with posters for various balls and galas, some of them held in Montparnasse, the Left Bank Parisian neighbourhood whose cheap rents attracted artists and intellectuals in the 1920’s. Abadie’s participation in the Seiz Breur, a gropu of artistand artisans, suggests his interest in the folk traditions of Brittany.

We are grateful to Teri J. Edelstein and Neil Harris for the above information taken from their book En Guerre French Illustrators and World War 1, Neil Harris and Teri J Edelstein, The University of Chicogo Library, 2014