French school; 20th century.

French school; 20th century.
Published in L’Âme du Cirque: Moralité couronnée par l’Académie Française.
Facsimile on paper. Standard print run of 403 copies.
Photocopy with proof of print run included.
Framed with museum-grade glass.
Measurements: 27 x 35 cm; 42 x 51 cm (frame).
Illustration from a facsimile edition of the French work L’Âme du Cirque, a publication honored by the Académie Française. The image depicts a circus performer or acrobat in a caricatured style, drawn with fluid and expressive lines, and selectively colored in shades of yellow and orange that lend dynamism to the composition. The character appears in a theatrical pose, evoking the festive and theatrical atmosphere characteristic of the circus world.
The work reflects the taste of late 19th- and early 20th-century French illustration for observing popular spectacles, combining humor, formal synthesis, and graphic elegance. The facsimile faithfully reproduces the characteristics of the original on paper, forming part of a limited edition with a standard print run of 403 copies, accompanied by supporting documentation in the form of photocopies of the proof sheets.