Femme au Chapeau et a la Cape Noire

Title: Femme au Chapeau et a la Cape Noire

Year: 1890

Description: This color lithograph is one of the earliest known works by Hermann-Paul. Its style owes much to Latrec and the artists around him.

Publisher: L'Estampe Originale

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Escargots d

Title: Escargots d'Omnibus

Year: 1893

Description: This color lithograph depicts the nightmares 1890s travel. After nearly two decades of economic expansion, more Parisians were able to travel than ever before. The result was long lines and large crowds.

Publisher: La Escarmouche, 24 December 1893

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Modistes" (Milliners)

Title: Modistes" (Milliners)

Year: 1894

Description: Color lithograph, 9-3/4 x 13-7/8 (248 mm x 352 mm) Edition of 100 each signed by the artist

Publisher: L'Estampe Originale

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Voyage de Noces (Honeymoon)

Title: Voyage de Noces (Honeymoon)

Year: 1894

Description: This black and white lithograph features a young couple as they embark by train for a honeymoon.

Publisher: La Escarmouche, 7 January 1894

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Salon des Cent

Title: Salon des Cent

Year: 1895

Description: Color lithograph poster for the seventh Salon des Cent

Publisher: La Plume, January 1895

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The Amateur

Title: The Amateur

Year: 1895

Description: A rare early black and white wood cut. The most recent copy at auction sold for almost $2000.00

Publisher: L'Estampe Originale

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Les petites machines a ecrire

Title: Les petites machines a ecrire

Year: 1896

Description: Color lithograph on vellum. The work features a stenographers pool of identically dressed young ladies.

Publisher: Planche de l'Album des Peintres Graveurs edite par Vollard

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M. Le Président

Title: M. Le Président

Year: 1898

Description: Hermann-Paul was a familiar face in left-wing circles during the 1890s. His work appeared in anarchist weeklies and left-of-center newspapers. Here we find a promotional poster for a novel by anarchist Sebastien Faure. It is characterized by bold a bold red set against yellow and black. The composition draws the eye nicely to the text. circa 1898

Publisher: La Lithographie Nouvelle

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Elégantes sur les Boulevards

Title: Elégantes sur les Boulevards

Year: 1898

Description: This color lithograph is an iconic poster from Belle Époque France. The yellow background reminds one of Jules Chéret while in the foreground one sees the large blocks of color favored by Toulouse-Latrec. Hermann-Paul adds a bold lilac to Latrec's basic palette and features it prominently in the foreground. It is was a modern print.

Publisher: Cantor Arts Center at Standford University

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Wilbur Wright a Auvours

Title: Wilbur Wright a Auvours

Year: 1908

Description: Color lithograph of Wilbur Wright behind the controls of a Wright Model A Flyer. In 1908, the Brothers signed a contract with a French company and flew demonstration runs in Le Havre.

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