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CHARLES KIFFER

MAURICE CHEVALIER / ALHAMBRA. Circa 1948.
23 1/2x15 1/2 inches. Bedos, Paris.
Condition A-: minor stianing in image; minor restored losses in margins.
Jean Cocteau once said that "Paris has two monuments: the Eiffel tower and Maurice Chevalier." Here, a caricature of a typical Chevalier pose, with the actor in profile against a brilliant blue background, his signature wide-brimmed, yellow hat tipped rakishly over his eyes; lettering in blue and black.

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