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Grandes constructions : La Locomotive, Tender et Wagon. Imagerie d'Épinal Pellerin n°159, n°160, n°161.
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First edition. Three beautiful large format sheets making a steam train and wagon (carriage) together with the tender. These are sheets 159, 160 and 161. Scarce individually, the group of three together are rare. These prints are cardboard constructions or models, on which a pattern was printed. These were then hand coloured (as stated on the sheet). This pattern must be cut out and then assembled to construct various objects or scenes of daily life. The Imagerie d'Épinal published several series of models to cut out, including the "Large Constructions" in 39 x 49 cm format, the "Medium Constructions," and the "Small Constructions." From 1880 to 1908, prints depicting architecture, costumes, boats, and various vehicles were produced. During this same period, paper theatres, or "home theatres," also enjoyed great success. These three examples are in excellent condition, with just fractional creasing / bumping to them. (Two of the sheets have stronger creases visible to the blank rear of the print - but these are not really visible to the front). A slight darkening to the sheets. A renowned French printing workshop established in Épinal, Vosges, in 1796 by Jean-Charles Pellerin, celebrated for its vibrant popular images. Originating with stencilled paper substitutes for enamelled clock dials, it swiftly developed into a principal source of folk art, captivating audiences across Europe and beyond. In its early years, the Imagerie catered to the rural populace with devotional subjects suited to the illiterate; by the Napoleonic era, output embraced heroic epics, patriotic broadsides, and instructive tableaux, executed first in woodblock and subsequently by lithography. At zenith employing upwards of 150 hands, it issued millions of sheets for export, spawning imitators throughout the Continent. Images, meticulously coloured by stencil atop printed outlines, perpetuated traditional craft into contemporary times as the sole surviving imagerie worldwide. Acquired by the municipality in early 2026, it preserves an unrivalled archive exceeding 6,000 lithographic stones, functioning today as a vital museum of vernacular iconography. .
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