Lot Essay
This is one of an interesting group of 'art' lithographic fans made in 1904 as a memorial to the lithographer Henry [Bonaventure] Monnier (1805-1877)by his admirers including Jacques Villon. The fan advertises an annual gala costume event to benefit artists and humorists named after Monnier; it is inscribed "Fete Henry Monnier au profit de la caisse de secours des dessinateurs-humoristes Casino de Paris 1er Juin 1904.
This was the first fan Colin Lawton Johnson bought in Atlanta in 1946
This was the first fan Colin Lawton Johnson bought in Atlanta in 1946