L'Illustration: Noël (The Illustration: Christmas Edition)
December 5, 1936, No. 4892
L'Illustration was one of a number of deluxe French periodicals that used high-end paper and the newest printing techniques. These magazines, another being 'Verve', reached their height during the two world wars, and can be seen as a link between mass produced reproductions and "livres d'artiste" that contained original prints.
Founded in 1843, L'Illustration was run largely by the Baschet family through out the twentieth century. René Baschet was director of the magazine, his brother, Jacques Baschet, was chief creative director, while his two sons Louis Baschet and Jean Baschet served as co-directors and administrators. Most of the texts in the 1936 Christmas edition, No. 4892, are illustrated with glued in reproductions, some colored.
L'Illustration was one of a number of deluxe French periodicals that used high-end paper and the newest printing techniques. These magazines, another being 'Verve', reached their height during the two world wars, and can be seen as a link between mass produced reproductions and "livres d'artiste" that contained original prints.
Founded in 1843, L'Illustration was run largely by the Baschet family through out the twentieth century. René Baschet was director of the magazine, his brother, Jacques Baschet, was chief creative director, while his two sons Louis Baschet and Jean Baschet served as co-directors and administrators. Most of the texts in the 1936 Christmas edition, No. 4892, are illustrated with glued in reproductions, some colored.
Artwork Details
- Title: L'Illustration: Noël (The Illustration: Christmas Edition)
- Printer: Imprimerie de l'Illustration
- Publisher: L'Illustration
- Editor: Gaston Sorbets (French, Luz 1873–1955 Aix-en-Provence)
- Author: René Baschet (French, Paris 1860–1949 Paris)
- Artist: Jacques Baschet (French, Paris 1872–1952 Paris)
- Date: 1936
- Medium: Magazine with black and white and some color reproductions on glossy and wove paper
- Dimensions: Overall: 14 15/16 x 11 1/4 x 3/8 in. (38 x 28.5 x 1 cm)
- Classifications: Books, Periodicals
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. James S. Hedges, 1969
- Object Number: 69.633.119
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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