Description: Vintage Imagerie Pellerin d'Epinal Paper Grand Theatre NouveauImagerie D’Epinal- No 1640Fond de Chambre RustiqueChangements de decors a la minute This is an original pochoir created by hand via the Pellerin family in France. Not a reproduction. 16 1/4 x 22 inches The theatre collection consists of colored lithographed (pochoir) sheets of French theatrical stage settings, figures, etc. which were designed to be used by children. They were intended to be cut out and glued to card stock.Most are numbered and were printed by Pellerin and Cie. At the head of each sheet is Imagerie d'Epinal which was founded in 1796. _________In 1796, Jean Charles Pellerin set up the “Imagerie d’Epinal” and popularized printed images of everyday scenes. Épinal, France is best known for the "Images d'Epinal" - which is now a common expression in French language - the popular prints created by a local company, Imagerie Pellerin and the Pellerin family. These pochoir (hand painted using templates) woodcuts of military subjects, Napoleonic history, storybook characters and other folk themes were widely distributed throughout the 19th century. The Golden Griffin Gallery, NYC formed a partnership with the Pellerin Family in the 1950s, becoming the sole distributor for Pellerin Imagerie in North America. The Golden Griffin Gallery closed in the early 1970s. The Estate is now in possession of the residual inventory.
Price: 240 USD
Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico
End Time: 2024-03-06T17:38:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: 10%
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Ages: Late 19th/Early 20th Century
