Marcel Legay - Original Lithograph on Japan Paper by H.-G. Ibels - 1893 1893

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Marcel Legay - From Le Café Concert is an original print, realized in 1893 by Henri-Gabriel Ibels. Black and white … more Marcel Legay - From Le Café Concert is an original print, realized in 1893 by Henri-Gabriel Ibels. Black and white lithograph on paper. Good conditions except for some ripple along the margins and a normal yellowing of paper. Very light foxings on paper. The print is from the portfolio Le Café Concert a suite of lithographs on japan paper by Lautrec and Henri-Gabriel Ibels, printed by Edward Ancourt & Cie and published in 1893 by l'Estampe Originale. In this portfolio, working with the artist Henri-Gabriel Ibels and the writer Georges Montorgueil, Lautrec created an ode to the café-concert. Montorgueil’s essay argued that café-concert are place for people from all walks of life to relax and communicate. This print represents Marcel Legay (1851-1915) Montmartre singer and composer of nearly a thousand songs was one of the most sincere and passionate protagonists of the great era of Artistic Cabarets. Sign of the artist printed on lower right. Henri-Gabriel Ibels (Paris, November 1867 – February 1936) was a French illustrator, printmaker, and painter. He was a member of Les Nabis from 1889. Ibels drew his inspiration from life on the street, from cafés, etc. He collaborated with Toulouse-Lautrec and became involved in the avant-garde theater. He exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in 1891. He realized graphic design and advertising, lithographs and posters for theaters, cabarets, and book illustrations. 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