Imagerie D’Epinal No 417 Statue de la Liberté/Grandes Constructions Paper Model hotsell Print in Frame

Antique 19th-century print in immaculate condition housed in beautiful decorative wood frame. In frame, the work measures 26"x22"x3.5".

Pellerin Imagerie d'Epinal rare vintage French toy paper model and construction - size Grandes (Large) from Epinal, France
No 417 Statue de la Liberté á New-York / Statue of Liberty
Dimensions Grandes (Large) Constructions: 15"x19" Print
This is an original pochoir (highly refined technique of making fine limited editions of stencil prints, often called hand coloring or hand illustration) created by hand via the Pellerin family in France
Not a reproduction
Constructions: Pellerin is one of the originators of toy paper models of any kind. They are also called constructions. They are usually in color. The antique models include many French buildings and many foreign buildings, but with a particular preference for buildings in the French Empire, so Indo-China and North Africa are particularly well represented. In addition to the buildings themselves, there are lots of interior rooms with furniture.



In 1796, Jean Charles Pellerin set up the “Imagerie d'Epinal” In France. Printed on Arches paper, pochoir (hand painted hotsell using templates) woodcuts of military subjects, Napoleonic history, storybook, and folk characters, as well as flyers for businesses and political parties, alphabet literature and other educational materials, riddles, illustrated songs, and paper cutouts were widely distributed throughout the 19th century.



Provenance: From the residual estate inventory of The Golden Griffin Gallery/Arts Inc., operated in New York City, New York from the 1950s to the 1970s. In the 1950s, the Gallery formed a partnership with Pellerin Imagerie, becoming the sole distributor for Pellerin Imagerie in North America. The Estate is now in possession of the residual inventory.