Emmanuel POIRE known as CARAN D'ACHE (1858-1909) The Epic Set of ten aluminum plates cut and painted in black with silhouettes H. max: 23.5 cm (wear) Exhibition: - Pontivy, Château des Rohan, 2002 These figurines drawn by Caran d'Ache and realized by the Barat workshops are drawn from the representations of the show l'Epopée presented at the shadow theater of the cabaret Le Chat Noir between 1886 and 1897

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