Original French poster linen WW1 First World War I WWI WWi 1919 Lelong

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Original French poster linen WW1 First World War I WWI WWi 1919 Lelong:
$229.00

Original 1919 French stone lithographsoliciting funds for post-war reconstruction of France. Image shows Marianne, the female personification of the Republic, swinging a blacksmith\'s hammer while a farmer plows his field in the background and a female teacher helps a child learn to read. The poster implicitly pays tribute to the role that women played on the homefront during the war by assuming traditionally male professions.Artist is René Lelong, a painter and illustrators who contributed several other poster designs to the war effortDimensions are 44 x 31 inches. Newly linen backed (10 oz cotton canvas + 100 lb cotton paper) and acid-neutralized.Excellent condition. Poster lies perfectly flat; straight edges; strong colors; faint trace of horizontal toning at middle.Poster will ship rolled in a hard tube. $15 flat shipping fee for US lower 48. International buyers pay actual shipping via a service of their choice. Please see my other current sales of French and American WW I posters, as well as my response on previous poster sales. Combined shipping on multiple purchases.