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Artist Monogram: FAMS - AEB - "The Reds of the Midi: An Episode of the French Revolution", is an original American Art Nouveau Lithographic Poster with Letterpress published in 1896. It is promoting the novel of the same title by Felix Gras. Published simultaneously in New York and London in 1896, "The Reds of the Midi" was created for the first American edition. The artist’s monogram appears in the image in the lower right corner. The letters ‘Fams’ are printed vertically while the letters ‘AEB’ appear horizontally. The advertising letterpress in this original lithograph reads, The Reds of the Midi: An Episode of the French Revolution "The Reds of the Midi: An Episode of the French Revolution" is a prime, original example of both fine lithographic art and of the spirit of the American Art Nouveau age. |
Title: | The Reds of the Midi: An Episode of the French Revolution |
Artist: | Artist Monogram: FAMS - AEB |
Date: | 1896 |
Medium: | Original American Art Nouveau Color Lithographic Poster with Letterpress |
Publisher: | D. Appleton & Co., New York |
Note: | Artist Monogram: FAMS - AEB: The artist’s monogram is unknown and appears in the image in the lower right corner. The letters ‘Fams’ are printed vertically while the letters ‘AEB’ appear horizontally. |
Created during the peak of the Art Nouveau movement, "'The Reds of the Midi', 'An Episode of the French Revolution'" is printed in four colors; red, black, blue and a tan brown. The scene depicts a French Revolutionary drummer gazing towards a threatening guillotine. The upper three quarters of this image also appeared on the decorative front cover of the first edition of the book, which was published by Appleton, in New York, and Heinemann, in London. | |
The advertising letterpress in this original lithograph reads; "'The Reds of the Midi', 'An Episode of the French Revolution'. 'Translated from the Provencal of Felix Gras by Mrs. Catharine A. Janvier'. 'With an Introduction by Thomas A. Janvier and a Frontispiece. 12mo, cloth. Price, $1.50'. 'D. Apploeton & Co., Publisher New York'. 'Copyright, 1896, by D. Apopleton & Co.' Signed, 'FAMS/AEB'." The Library of Congress, Washington D.D., reproduction number, 2014649134, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), Accession Number: 1997.79.9 and the New York Public Library, identification number, 1543416 iinclude an impression of this original lithograph in their permanent collections. | |
A Biographical Note: Felix Gras (Malemort, 1844 - Avignon, 1901) was a prominent Provencal poet and novelist. Much of his initial work was poetry. In 1891he assumed the post of President of the Felibre Rouge, an association that promoted the literature and culture of Provence. Felix Gras gained wide sweeping success in 1896 with the publication of "The Reds of the Midi" and the novel was quickly translated into several other languages. "The Reds of the Midi" began a trilogy of tales concerning the French Revolution in the South of France. It was concluded with the publication of "The Terror" and "The White Terror". | |
American Art Nouveau: In the final decade of the nineteenth century the Art Nouveau phenomenon hit the United States by storm. European leaders of the movement, such as Grasset, Mucha and Toulouse-Lautrec, contributed original poster designs to American companies. Yet the rapid rise of American artists in the Art Nouveau field, such as Louis Rheade, Will Bradley, Maxfield Parrish, Edward Penfield, William Schumacher and a host of others, quickly gave the United States as great a grouping of Art Nouveau artists as any European nation. | |
American Art Nouveau reached its pinnacle during the mid 1890's. Publishers of both periodicals and books, extensively commissioned the talents of these artists. Much to their consternation, however, it soon became obvious that the advertising posters the artists produced for them were in much more demand than the products they advertised. Now, more than a century later, collectors are still avidly seeking original examples from this brief but glorious movement in American art. | |
Provenance: | This original lithographic poster entitled, "The Reds of the Midi: An Episode of the French Revolution" was initially in the collection of Ned Arden Flood. Ned Arden Flood was one of the greatest Art Nouveau Americana collectors of the 1890’s. It is reported that his collection housed well over one thousand American posters from this decade. On the verso of the lithograph Flood has stamped his blue label and written the following information: "American Book Poster for The Reds of the Midi. No. 390. Collection of Ned Arden Flood". |
Source: | Advertising Poster for D. Appleton & Co., New York |
Size: | 15 3/4 X 10 7/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.) |
Matted with 100% Archival Materials | |
Buy Now | Price: $425.00 US |
Condition: | Printed on late nineteenth century wove paper and with full margins as published in New York in 1896. Signed within the image by the artist to the lower right. Backed upon linen by a former owner (probably Flood). Containing the remnants of an auction house sticker in the lower right margin, else an exceptional impression with full, unfaded colors and in excellent condition throughout. "The Reds of the Midi: An Episode of the French Revolution" represents a prime, original example of the American Art Nouveau movement. |
Subject: | Monogram 'FAMS' 'AEB', "The Reds of the Midi: An Episode of the French Revolution", original color lithograph, American Art Nouveau movement, Ned Arden Flood, Felix Gras, Provencal poet and novelist, literature and culture of Provence, guillotine, French Revolutionary drummer. |
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Original American Art Nouveau Color Lithographic Poster with Letterpress, Artist Monogram: FAMS - AEB.
The Reds of the Midi: An Episode of the French Revolution |
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