Paul Maurou "le Rêve" After Emile Zola Original Lithographic Poster 1891 In Perfect Condition
[ZOLA (Emile)] – [MAUROU (Paul)] - Le Rêve, Lyrical drama in four acts based on the novel by Emile Zola. Poem by Louis Gallet – Music by Alfred Bruneau.
Paris, Imprimerie Lemercier, Choudens son editors, sd (1891).
Original lithographic poster in two tones (800 x 600 mm), illustrated by Paul Maurou, signed lower left in the plate.
Perfect condition, unlined.
Le Rêve, a lyrical drama, premiered on June 18, 1891 at the Opéra-Comique. This is Bruneau's first foray into the world of Zola: as with L'Attaque du Moulin two years later, it is by interposed librettist, since the work is adapted by Louis Gallet. It is even an adaptation that goes quite far, the opéra-comique indeed including the painting of the miracle, which serves precisely as an illustration for the poster: Angelique, after having received the extreme unction of the Bishop Jean d'Hautecœur, father of her lover, gets up and can marry the one she loves. A last painting, written but not represented, showed Angélique falling dead after having received her husband's first kiss at the exit of the church...
Paris, Imprimerie Lemercier, Choudens son editors, sd (1891).
Original lithographic poster in two tones (800 x 600 mm), illustrated by Paul Maurou, signed lower left in the plate.
Perfect condition, unlined.
Le Rêve, a lyrical drama, premiered on June 18, 1891 at the Opéra-Comique. This is Bruneau's first foray into the world of Zola: as with L'Attaque du Moulin two years later, it is by interposed librettist, since the work is adapted by Louis Gallet. It is even an adaptation that goes quite far, the opéra-comique indeed including the painting of the miracle, which serves precisely as an illustration for the poster: Angelique, after having received the extreme unction of the Bishop Jean d'Hautecœur, father of her lover, gets up and can marry the one she loves. A last painting, written but not represented, showed Angélique falling dead after having received her husband's first kiss at the exit of the church...
400 €
Period: 19th century
Style: Other Style
Condition: Perfect condition
Material: Paper
Length: 80
Width: 60
Reference (ID): 1126342
Availability: In stock
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