Mam’Zelle Beco / Ce Soir

ID(s):
1937005M0
Subject
Ce Soir, a daily newspaper, was created by the French Communist Party in 1937 to compete with Paris Soir. It established itself as the major newspaper of the Front Populaire. The poster presents a "new crime and love novel" by Pierre Véry.

Description:
In a stairwell, a man opens a door and lets in a topless woman who is covering her nudity with a towel.

Source:
Private collection
Date:
1937
Language: French
Dimensions of the drawing (cm):
160,2 x 119,9
Signature:
Stamp towards bottom right
Materials:
Charcoal, gouache
Support:
Canvas paper
Content type

Period

Genesis of the poster