Rare Jean Beraud Les Fous signed dated 1885 First-limited Edition photogravure
" Les Fous"- Crazy, Madness- depicting a Parisian Park Scene with an. Rare and Exciting Jean Beraud signed and dated-1885-(Near lower right) limited and First Edition, Photogravure.
Titled" Les Fous" Madness, Crazy... Apparent crazy person and affected parkgoers. Petersburg, Russia to French parents, Beraud r. Elocated to France becoming a student of Leon Bonnat, at the Ecole Beaux-Arts and the Lycee Bonaparte.
Beraud is best known for scenes depicting Parisian society and life and Paris nightlife during the Belle Epoque. His style was close to impressionism and the Academic. He became friends of Manet and Degas and was the recipient of numerous exhibitions and awards. He was awarded the Legion D' honneur in 1894 and his works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery in London, the Tate, the Louvre Museum, Musee d'Orsay, the Art Institute of Chicago and others with numerous exhibitions throughout the world with a special exhibition at the 1894 World's Fair. Henry Harvard, Group & Cie, Libraire D' Art, printed on "Holland", Marbled parchment, some foxing.Framed 8.5" x 12".