1920s Original Japanese Print, Men With Horse 1960-Present He had a signature style

He had a signature style of applying colors

and the images on the sheet vary - this one Henry Gerbault seems to be a blank menu sheet - with a dandified man peering intently at his dining partner

Each photo had to be suitable for enlargement and reproduction

this charming and colorful piece was originally exhibited as a point-of-sale marketing tool (you can tell by noting the small hole punched in the middle of the top of the piece where the store owner would have strung some twine through to be able to hang the piece in his store or store window)

About The Poster:

1920s Original Japanese Print, Men With Horse 1960-Present He had a signature styleDate: 1920s Size: 15 x 10 inches Artist: Anonymous About The Poster: Recently purchased in Spain, from a rare book and poster dealer whose collection includes some unusual gems, like this one. Evidently printed in the early 1920s as either a children's book or a humorous book of fables for adults, the images and colours were so compelling that it forced me to liberate it from Spain and bring it to L'Affichiste. On each sheet the colours literally jump