Gosse De Riche - Clerice Freres

Date: 1920s
Size: 47 x 63
Notes: Poster, Oversize, Lithograph
Artist: Clerice, Francois & Victor
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About The Poster: It has often been said that posterists looked at the human condition, or human situations, and took the best of them – this poster is certainly a tribute to that: the “girlfriend” (gosse de riche is French slang for “spoiled brat”) flapper-girl, is trying to hide on the sofa under a pile of pillows, while her gentleman friend attempts to head off his fiancé (and her parents!) at the front door… One doesn’t need a lot of imagination to see why this theater piece was the toast of paris in the early 1920’s… The detail in fashion and caricature is charming, and even with a limited palette, the Clerice brothers make it quite clear where their sympathies lie. Charles Clérice was born in Buenos Aires into a family of Normandy origins. The family moved to France after the death of father Clérice in 1881. Charles found employment as an illustrator and lithographer. The signature of Clérice appeared regularly in the early issues of La Semaine de Suzette in the 1910s, with comics featuring Arabs and Persians in the fairytale atmosphere of '1001 Nights'. Charles was sometimes helped by his brother Justin in the production of posters. These posters are mostly signed 'Clérice Frères'(http://lambiek.net) .This poster measures 47 x 63 and is mounted on period linen. It is a magnificent and amusing image and would make a fabulous statement in any room, loft or lobby.