Object Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
"-Bonjour Clemenceau, pourquoi as tu l'air si desole.../ -Patrie est perdu! / -Mais enfin, moi je reste!." |
Object Name |
Painting |
Object ID |
96:17.550 |
Description |
Hand painted postcard. Front: Scene depicting two figures (George Clemenceau and a woman) and dialogue about the Lebaudy "Patrie" airship; two postage stamps and postmark on right Verso: Addressed to (stamped): "Louis DASPET / PARIS / 177, Rue Saint Honore" |
Date |
1909 |
Dimensions |
H-5.5 W-3.5 inches |
Material |
Paper, Gouache, Ink |
Medium |
Gouache |
Search Terms |
Aeronautics Burski Clemenceau, Georges, 1841-1929 Drawing Flight--History France Gouache Painting Inventions Lebaudy, Paul Lebaudy, Pierre Men Postcards Women |
Provenance |
257 of 264 hand painted postcards and 7 larger engravings, originally compiled in a scrapbook entitled: "Album Gavures et Cartes-Postales: Viex Paris Types Petites Metiers et Cris De La Rue" Donald and Mildred Othmer purchased the book for 2500 Francs. The book was bequeathed to the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |