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Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) The Century / Midsummer Holiday Number. 1897. maitres de l'Affiche PL. 123 - Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) The Century / Midsummer Holiday Number. 1897. maitres de l'Affiche PL. 123 Color lithograph on wove paper, lower right with blindstamp of the Maitres de l'Affiche. Printed by Imprimerie Chaix, Paris. Largely good condition, yellowed due to age, torn approx. 3 cm at “H” lower left. Dimensions: 29 x 40 cm. With this entry, Parrish won second prize in The Century poster competition in 1896. He could very well have won first prize (which went to J.C. Leyendecker), but “the entries were limited to three colors, and Parrish, an eager experimenter with the new halftone process, used five (Margolin p. 20). Kiehl 134, DFP-I 317, Margolin pp. 19 & 51, Maitres pl. 123, American Posters no. 55, The American Poster p. 15, Virginia p. 6, Weill 126, La Femme 67, American Style 49, Crystal Palace 701, Art of Parrish 419, Art Nouveau p. 199.