Date: 1916
Size: 31" x 47" (78.7 x 119.4 cm)
Condition: A, professionally linen-backed
Artist: Jules Abel Faivre (1867-1945) Faivre was born In Lyon and studied in Paris before beginning a career as a painter, printmaker, and cartoonist. He created multiple propaganda posters for the French Government throughout the war including this famous “On Les Aura”.
Description: Created for subscription to the 2nd national defense war fund. This image became one of the most famous French WWI posters. "On les aura!" was a popular phrase coined by General Philippe Pétain in 1916. Abel Faivre earned more individual fame by his deigns than any other French poster artist during the war and this image above all became the visual patriotic mascot for the French.
Size: 31" x 47" (78.7 x 119.4 cm)
Condition: A, professionally linen-backed
Artist: Jules Abel Faivre (1867-1945) Faivre was born In Lyon and studied in Paris before beginning a career as a painter, printmaker, and cartoonist. He created multiple propaganda posters for the French Government throughout the war including this famous “On Les Aura”.
Description: Created for subscription to the 2nd national defense war fund. This image became one of the most famous French WWI posters. "On les aura!" was a popular phrase coined by General Philippe Pétain in 1916. Abel Faivre earned more individual fame by his deigns than any other French poster artist during the war and this image above all became the visual patriotic mascot for the French.