33. Devambez
(XIXth Century)

Poster for Cendrillon by Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

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Devambez, Poster for Cendrillon

Poster for Cendrillon by Jules Massenet (1842-1912)

Color lithograph, 775 x 588 mm. It is not clear whether this attractive art-nouveau poster for Massenet's 1899 opera is by André-Victor Devambez (1867-1943) or by his father. The character pictured is obviously not Cinderella herself, but the Fairy Godmother with a flight of birds. The poster is without date but lettered for the Opéra Comique and is probably for the premier performance. A fine and fresh impression on wove paper with margins; a few very tiny edge tears.