Oswald Heidbrinck Drawing The Scrap Metal Fair Bd Richard Lenoir 11th Arrondissement Paris

Oswald Heidbrinck (1852-1914)

Large drawing representing the scrap metal fair on Boulevard Richard-Lenoir, 11th arrondissement, Paris

Ink, pencil and gouache on paper, signed on the right Heidbrinck

Good condition, some small stains in the sky.

Dimensions:
On view: 43.5 x 64.5 cm
From the frame: 58.5 x 77 cm

Originally from Bordeaux, Oswald Heidbrinck was one of the great designers and illustrators of the late 19th century. A student of Jean-Léon Gérôme in Paris, he collaborated with the famous newspapers of the time: Le Chat noir, Le Courrier Français, L'assiette au beurre, in particular. A close friend of Toulouse-Lautrec, he was a historical chronicler-designer of Montmartre life during this period.