Lot: 255
(French 1836-1932)
LAndalousie au Temps des Maures
lithograph poster,
sight: 49.5 x 34.54 frame 52.625 x 38
signed within the image: Chret printed by Chaix Paris with stamp along the left edge.
Literature: Lucy Broido The Posters of Jules Chret Figure 115. No. 523.
Notes: The Spanish pavilion at the 1900 World s Fair in Paris featured an exhibit of Andalusian art from the time of the Moorish occupation of the Iberian peninsula. The Moors were Islamic invaders from Africa who entered Spain around the year 700 remaining in power until they were decisively beaten at Granada in 1492
Artist: Chret, Jules
Auction Date: February 20, 2021