Great Council of Angels in Republican Paradise, 1930, Mixed Media, Framed

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Great council of angels in republican paradise is a gouache and collage on paper mounted on cardboard, realized around 1930s. … Read more Great council of angels in republican paradise is a gouache and collage on paper mounted on cardboard, realized around 1930s. Original title: Grand conseil des anges au paradis républicain In very good condition; colors bright and well-preserved; minor toning consistent with age; framed. Includes frame: 33 x 2 x 43.2 cm A sharp and witty example of early 20th-century French political satire, Grand Conseil des Anges au Paradis Républicain presents a grotesque caricature of the political elite gathered around a green baize table. Executed in vivid gouache and collage, the work is a biting commentary on the hypocrisy and complacency of bourgeois politics under the French Third Republic. The composition is dominated by exaggerated profiles and lurid expressions — politicians, industrialists, and financiers rendered as theatrical masks in the tradition of Daumier, Grandjouan, and the satirical press of the interwar period. A sharp and witty example of early 20th-century French political satire, Grand Conseil des Anges au Paradis Républicain presents a grotesque caricature of the political elite gathered around a green baize table. Executed in vivid gouache and collage, the work is a biting commentary on the hypocrisy and complacency of bourgeois politics under the French Third Republic. The composition is dominated by exaggerated profiles and lurid expressions — politicians, industrialists, and financiers rendered as theatrical masks in the tradition of Daumier, Grandjouan, and the satirical press of the interwar period. See less