c. 1970 – Pellerin – Raminagrobis et le Souriceau
40 €
Title: “RAMINAGROBIS ET LE SOURICEAU”
Description:
Raminagrobis, the cunning old cat of French literature, named by Rabelais and made famous by La Fontaine’s fables, meets a little mouse (“souriceau”). The cat is dressed as a swaggering cavalier: a broad hat with red, yellow and blue plumes, a red coat with a blue cape, green breeches, boots and a long sword, his striped tail curling behind him. Before him stands a tiny mouse in a blue coat, red sash and yellow breeches, with a cane in its paw. In the spirit of La Fontaine’s “Le Cochet, le Chat et le Souriceau”, the young mouse little suspects the danger of the polite gentleman in front of it.
The cat Raminagrobis was a favourite character of the Épinal imagery, starring in Pellerin’s picture stories since the 19th century. This image d’Épinal from the Imagerie Pellerin is printed in black and coloured by stencil (pochoir) in bright, flat colours.
Artist: La Fontaine’s fables
Publisher: Pellerin, Épinal (“De la Fabrique de Pellerin, Imprimeur-Libraire à Épinal”)
Sheet size: 25,3 x 32,8 cm
Year: c. 1970
Technique: print, coloured by stencil (pochoir), on Arches paper
Condition:
Good condition. Bright colours, watermarked paper, deckle edges; light toning and a few small spots in the margins.
This is an original print published by the Imagerie Pellerin in Épinal circa 1970 and NOT a modern photographic reproduction.
On your request I will provide a Certificate of Authenticity
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