This vintage 1920s Art Deco French Pochoir print is a rare find.

You rarely see these prints in this size. Made as a print (not from a book or magazine). This party girl has big pink poufs on hat and down her dress and she is being serenaded to by an adorable clown/Pierrot. Printed on heavily textured heavyweight paper, it is hand colored with bright colors. Applied colors like the gold sparkly bracelet. Gorgeous!

HEROUARD signature at the bottom. It is not stamped 'Made in France' on the reverse like our other Herouard print but is made the same way.

SIZE: Approx. 8" x 11".

Cheri Herouard (1881 - 1961) was a French illustrator who was most famously known for his forty-five-year work for French society magazine, La Vie Parisienne. Born as Darling-Louis-Marie-Aime Haume in Rocroi on January 6, 1881, Herouard's father died in a hunting accident just before his birth. His mother remarried to a Herouard, who was a descendant of the doctor of Louis XIII, and Cheri took the new name. Herouard married Henriette Tabillon on August 17, 1903. Cheri Herouard's first printed artwork appeared in Le Journal de la Jeunesse in 1902. Upon stepping into the Publishing House of Calmann-Levy, he met Anatole France, who encouraged him to continue his work.

Herouard stood out for his fairytale characters, and was also a pioneer in the comics format. He submitted work to La Semaine de Suzette before being approached by Charles Saglio, who had just purchased La Vie Parisienne, to become an illustrator for the magazine. At first he resisted, saying he didn't think he was skilled enough. Two years later, Herouard's first illustration for La Vie Parisienne was published on November 9, 1907. The cover illustrations for the magazine were divided among several illustrators, with Herouard contributing most frequently between 1916 through 1930. He continued his work with the magazine until 1952. He often created illustrations for books such as Dangerous Liaisons in 1945. For Pierrot, he drew 'Gil Blas de Santillane' (1949), 'Tambour Battant' (1950) and 'Le Capitaine Eclair' (1951). Under the pseudonym of Herric, he also created erotic and sadomasochistic illustrations for various books including the Kama Sutra. He died on June 2, 1961.

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Near mint condition with no damage tears, marks or fading. Note that the salmon color around the edges is the background that the print was photographed on - it is not part of the print itself.