"Henri Mirande (1877-1955) Self-portrait - The Mona Lisa, That Much-lauded Turnip"
Henri Mirande (1877-1955) Self-Portrait
Charcoal drawing mounted on cardboard
Various annotations: "The Mona Lisa, that much-vaunted dud, only becomes a masterpiece in the hands of Vinci" or "Ackermann, my favorite poet."
Various sketches after Daumier and Millet.
55 x 42 cm
Painter and illustrator born in Nice in 1877, Henri Mirande became famous for his illustrations published in satirical magazines of the early 20th century: Le Rire (1894-1971), L'Assiette au beurre (1901-1936), etc.
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato