Bidspirit auction | CHAM. LES FOLIES Parisiennes: Quinze

CHAM. LES FOLIES Parisiennes: Quinze Années Comiques 1864-1879. Paris. 1883. - CHAM LES FOLIES Parisiennes: Quinze Années Comiques 1864-1879 . Introduction par Gérome. Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1883. 342, [2] pp.: il.; 320 mm. Cham's caricature album, bringing together around twelve hundred humorous drawings published over fifteen years, between 1864 and 1879, mainly in the pages of Charivari . The compilation, published posthumously in 1883 by Calmann Lévy, is preceded by an introduction by the painter Jean-Léon Gérôme. The work constitutes a first-rate testimony of Parisian graphic humor from the second half of the 19th century, traversing the customs, fashion, theater, and social life of the Second Empire and the early years of the Third Republic through the satirical strokes of one of the most celebrated caricaturists of the time. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate