Pauvre France - Original Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1831 1831

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Pauvre France is an original litograph, realized by Jean-Jacques Grandville in 1831, plate 164 from La Caricature n°82. Included a … more Pauvre France is an original litograph, realized by Jean-Jacques Grandville in 1831, plate 164 from La Caricature n°82. Included a frame. In very good conditions. Here the artwork is representing a gigantic child with a big head seated on the shoulder of a barefoot woman with a worry look standing near messy scrolls and paper up to a table. Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard (1803-1847) known by the pseudonym of Jean-Jacques or J. J. Grandville, was a French caricaturist. Grandville's ability for political provocation made his work with great impact. He worked in a wide variety of formats, from his first job illustrating the parlor game Old Maid, to illustrated newspaper strips of which he was a master. Though the designs of Grandville are occasionally unnatural and absurd, they usually display keen analysis of character and marvellous inventive ingenuity, and his humour is always tempered and refined by delicacy of sentiment and a vein of sober thoughtfulness. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. less