FIRMIN BOUISSET 1859–1925 Vintage ORIGINAL 1898 Lithograph VICTORIAN NOEL

Description: Artist: FIRMIN BOUISSET (French, 1859 –1925)Title: Victorian NOEL - Cutting Down the Christmas Tree in the SnowDate: 1898Medium: Original Vintage ChromolithographSignature: Signed in the plateSize: 16 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (31 x 41 cm)Printer: Jean Boussod, Manzi, Yoyant & Co. Editeurs Figaro, Paul Dupont ParisPublisher: Figaro Illustre, ParisNotes: Le Figaro Illustre was a journal which was founded in 1826. Firago Illustre came out monthly and used the best artists of the time. The works from the 1890's defined the "La Belle Epoque" of the 1890's. A Journal of events and news of the time with lots of art illustrations and designs in the symbolism and Art Nouveau styles. Chromolithography was the printing technique used as it offered the artists the best representation of colors and details at the turn of the 19th century.About the Artist: He was born on 2 September 1859 in the town of Moissac in the Tarn-et-Garonne département in southwestern France. Firmin Bouisset entered the Toulouse School of Fine Arts in 1877, passed the Beaux-Arts de Paris competition in March 1880 in Alexandre Cabanel's class, and exhibited at the Salon des artistes français. In 1883, at the request of the director of the Sarreguemines earthenware factory, he executed drawings to decorate a service and were noticed. As an artist, Bouisset specialized in painting children subjects and did a number of illustrated books such as La Petite Ménagère (The Little Housekeeper) in 1890. Bouisset's work was part of the Maîtres de l'Affiche as well as L'Estampe Moderne, the leading publisher of original French prints during the late nineteenth century. Today, many of his prints are very popular with collectors.

Price: 133.5 USD

Location: Indio, California

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