The pleasures of Montmartre. Advertising fans for L'Abbaye Albert, circa 1910-15
The pleasures of Montmartre. Advertising fans for L'Abbaye Albert, circa 1910-15
Two advertising fans for the cabaret at 1 place Pigalle in Paris, L'Abbaye Albert (ex Abbaye de Thélème).
- Wooden fan, the paper leaf printed in sepia of a very lascivious woman, accompanied by a black cat at her toilet. On the reverse, a view of Place Pigalle and the restaurant entrance.
Good condition (small tears and stains)
H :
Wooden fan, the leaf in printed sulfurized paper, embroidered with sequins and applied with a vignette depicting the painting by French painter Jean-Frédéric Schall (renowned for his paintings of erotic subjects) “La servante officieuse” (1785) where a woman, bare-assed, waits for her maid to administer her enema (or more) while a man spies on them. On the reverse, a dated dedication: “30 mai 1915. Souvenir d'une soirée de bombe et d'une bataille sentimentale. A. Camille”. [Memories of a bombeshell's evening and a sentimental battle].
Good condition (small tears and stains)
H :
For more information on these fans and the cabaret at L'Abbaye Albert, see Cathy Maxwell's article “Montmartre fans” in FCI newsletter no. 103 (Autumn 2017). (p. 43-48)
- Wooden fan, the paper leaf printed in sepia of a very lascivious woman, accompanied by a black cat at her toilet. On the reverse, a view of Place Pigalle and the restaurant entrance.
Good condition (small tears and stains)
H :
Wooden fan, the leaf in printed sulfurized paper, embroidered with sequins and applied with a vignette depicting the painting by French painter Jean-Frédéric Schall (renowned for his paintings of erotic subjects) “La servante officieuse” (1785) where a woman, bare-assed, waits for her maid to administer her enema (or more) while a man spies on them. On the reverse, a dated dedication: “30 mai 1915. Souvenir d'une soirée de bombe et d'une bataille sentimentale. A. Camille”. [Memories of a bombeshell's evening and a sentimental battle].
Good condition (small tears and stains)
H :
For more information on these fans and the cabaret at L'Abbaye Albert, see Cathy Maxwell's article “Montmartre fans” in FCI newsletter no. 103 (Autumn 2017). (p. 43-48)
