VISIONS OF THE ORIENT IN THE NORTH OF FRANCE 1915 André Devambez WORLD WAR I #1

Original French 11 inch x 15 1/4 inch page with printed colour illustration titled VISIONS D’ORIENT DANS LE NORD DE LA FRANCE. - Indiens Sikhs au cantonnement (Indian Sikhs at the cantonment).

From the painting by André Devambez (1867 - 1944). A French painter and illustrator. best-known his whimsical illustrations of children's books and his dramatic paintings of Paris scenes and of early airplanes from a viewpoint high above. He was professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, a member of the French Academie des Beaux-Arts, and a Commander of the French Legion of Honor, but his work is little known today aside from nine paintings found in the Musée d'Orsay, and occasional special exhibitions.

The page comes from the French magazine L’ILLUSTRATION, December 1915

Image size 8 1/2 inch x 11 5/8 inch

The page is in very good condition. The artist’s name has almost been trimmed off. The actual painting has been tacked onto the page. Reverse side blank.