A rare satirical caricature on the independence struggles within the Ottoman empire showing a fine view on Istanbul and the Bosporus with figures representing Greece, Romania, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Armenia, looking at a deflated hot air balloon the “Concerto Europeo” with the head as an English man all vaguely in the shape of Europe. From the Italian satirical newspaper Il Papagallo, a satirical magazine dedicated exclusively to international politics founded in Bologna, 1873 by Augusto Grossi (1835-1919), which specialized in stunning fine color-printed caricatures.
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[Turkey] Il Pallone del Concerto Europeo (Istanbul – Constantinople)
- Dimension: 40 x 56 cm
- Place of publication: Bologna
- Year: 1899
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Drawn by Liam Dunne (signed at bottom left) published in New York in 1950 circa.- Dimension: 51 x 81 cm
- Place of publication: New York
- Year: 1950
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Out of stockLucien Boucher is a commercial poster artist and illustrator born in Chartres in 1889 and died in 1971. Graduated from the Ecole de céramiques de Sèvres, he began his career as a cartoonist for the satiric newspaper Le Rire. In the 1920s he worked actively as a poster designer for the movies and the advertising industry. He designed a significant number of lithographies inspired by the surrealism style. He’s very well known for his posters…
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Rare 1878 allegoric caricature by Augusto Grossi showing the British Empire standing astride United Kingdom and America and India with Europe at centre. John Bull bites his hands because despite its riches and gold he does not find an ally to dominate the world. From the french edition of “Il Papagallo” a satirical magazine dedicated exclusively to international politics founded in Bologna, 1873 by Augusto Grossi (1835-1919), which specialized in stunning fine color-printed caricatures.
- Dimension: 40 x 56 cm
- Place of publication: Bologna
- Year: 1878
