Art Deco Litho By FRANÇOIS SALVAT Or RENÉ POIRIER Circ 1943 Writing Is On The Wa

This is a print drawing from 1943 this is number twenty four in the series showing an old man sitting in his desk chair with a caterpillar on his finger surrounded by butterflies in his office

This would have been considered degenerate art at the time it was created in occupied France during WWII.

Measurements: 5 1/2" (5.5") wide and 7 7/16 " (7.437) tall

Some minor staining on the background

Year and place of production: 1943, Paris France

This was done by one of the following French artists: FRANÇOIS SALVAT or RENÉ POIRIER

Here's the explanation of the general album by the artists:

This album, established according to the models of FRANÇOIS SALVAT and RENÉ POIRIER, was produced thanks to the benevolent assistance of PAPETERIES AUSSEDAT and PA PETERIES D'ARCHES for the interior papers, ÉTABLIS- SEMENTS MOTELET for the QQQ cover, PRINTING CURIAL for letterpress printing, ESTABLISHMENTS DUVAL for QRQ collotype printing, ESTABLISHMENTS MANSAT and NEUENS for QQQ photo engraving, ESTABLISHMENTS FORBIN for bookbinding.

It was completed printing on the last day of April in the year one thousand - nine - one hundred - forty -three.

This is an original print from 1943 ready to be framed