It
is about a French postcard of a contortionist I found in Paris,
the title of which is "Polias, homme grenouille"
(Polias, frog man).I received some frog pictures from Barbara in Paris, France. She described each picture. You may click on the picture for a larger version.
It
is about a French postcard of a contortionist I found in Paris,
the title of which is "Polias, homme grenouille"
(Polias, frog man).
Picasso,
La Grenouille (frog)
Benjamin
Rabier (1864-1939), Le toboggan (circa 1925) : Benjamin
Rabier is a very known French drawer and humorist. He was
specialized in the creation of animals characters and has
illustrated « les Fables de La Fontaine ». The
Gédéon duck is one of his famous character and in all of its
adventures, Gédéon appears with frogs.
Attached
you will find a postcard, bought in Paris, illustrated by Erlé
Ferronnière, the title of which is "les lutins"
(imps). This drawing is from the book: "Halloween -
Sorcières, Lutins, Fantômes et autres Croquemitaines"
(Halloween - Witches, Imps, Ghosts and others ogres) Published by
"Avis de Tempête..." (Storm notice).
I
bought both chromos in a specialized “paper exhibition”
which takes place twice a year in Paris (very known). The lady
who sold them was a German people with a huge collection of
chromos.
4 old “bons points” (frogs and toads): I do not know if it is typically French and if it might exist in the US. These points are given at the Primary School, when a child is making a good job. The child has to gather 10 of these “small” points and will receive in return a big picture. This “procedure” is still put into practice.
On
the back of the big toad bon point, it is written: “Paris,
A. Jeandé, Libraire-Editeur, N° 14” Paris, A. Jeandé,
publisher and bookseller). This is the number 14 in a series of
animals.
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