Vintage Vanity Fair Carlo Pellegrini (Ape) Lithograph Collection 4 Pieces

 
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Design Plus Gallery presents a set of four Vanity Fair Ape caricatures. The original art for this piece come courtesy of Carlo Pellegrini (1839–1889), nicknamed Ape, a caricaturist for Vanity Fair magazine. Vanity Fair was a weekly magazine of social comment, published in London from 1868 to 1914. With eight to ten pages each issue, Vanity Fair magazine’s popularity was guaranteed with the inclusion of an amusing caricature, lithographed from a watercolour, parodying any newsworthy personage. Over the years of publication it became a mark of honour to be the ‘victim’ of one of the magazine’s caricaturists. The publisher accompanied each with a witty text, written under his nickname of ‘Jehu Junior’ (after the biblical prophet who effected the downfall of his enemies). He considered the caricatures made grim faces more grim, grotesque figures more grotesque, and dull people duller by the genius of ‘Ape’” (Carlo Pellegrini, 1839-1889). It was the first time lithography had been used for caricatures. They were printed by the eminent lithographer, Vincent Brooks (1814-1885). These vintage pieces are all recently custom re-framed, with original descriptions on the back.

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Dimensions 13 x 17 in
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