The Paris Construction Sites By Georges Redon, Drawing 1896.

Georges REDON (1869-1943)

View of the Paris Construction Sites
Pencil and charcoal drawing, gouache highlights on brown paper
Image size: 19.5 x 44.2 cm
Framed size: 21.5 x 46.3 cm
Signed lower right, dated (18)96
Good condition, old damp stain in the upper left.
Frame under glass, unopened.

A painter, illustrator, and poster artist from Montmartre, he contributed from 1893 onwards to numerous illustrated newspapers such as L'Illustration, Le Rire, and L'Assiette aux Beurre.
His paintings and engravings were regularly exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français and the Salon d'Automne, which he co-founded.
A great lover of Montmartre nightlife, he decorated several establishments in the neighborhood.