Lot 298: Francis Dufor.

Francis Dufor.According to a 1905 press release, Dufor was a "chanteur realiste dans ses oeuvres." Assuming that this meant that he was a troubadour storyteller who spun tales about the people that he encountered, it's interesting to note that while Damare portrays him on the one hand as a sophisticated strummer, the smoke coming off of his discarded cigarette creates a rather proletariate profile of the entertainer, giving the impression that Dufor was capable of musically conjuring folks from all walks of life. No biographical data for Damare is available, yet he (or she) worked for the Folies-Bergere, the Olympia and other top music halls for years, always coming up with humorous, attention-getting designs of this sort.
L. DAMARE (?-1927)

35 3/8 x 49 1/4 in./90 x 125.2 cm

B+/ Slight tears at folds.

PRINTER
Imp. Louis Galice, Paris