Petit Journal (Le)

ID(s):
1933036M0
Subject
Parisian republican daily, published between 1863 and 1944. Its circulation fell sharply between the wars, mainly because of its anti-Dreyfus stance.

Description:
A young newspaper vendor moves through the air, with the effigy of Théophraste Renaudot, founder of the first newspaper in France in 1631, in the background.

Source:
Private collection
Date:
1933
Language: French
Dimensions of the drawing (cm):
194,0 x 129,5
Signature:
Signature upper right deleted
Materials:
Charcoal, gouache, pastel
Support:
Canvas paper
Reference Devambez: 5991
Content type

Period

Genesis of the poster