Suzanne Meunier , Risque Pedicure by Angel, Les Ongles, Boudoir style, Female Illustration, 1910-1920

This Illustration Boudoir style Illustration by Female Illustrator Suzanne Meunier was done on an assignment for a French Postcard. It's a very early form of Illustrated Pin-up Art. It depicts an elegant young attractive woman receiving a pedicure by a child angel with wings. Signed upper left. At the turn of the century, she was a successful female illustrator with regularly published work in newsstand magazines like Le Sourire, La Vie Parisienne, Fantasio, and “Eros”. She studied at the famed Académie Julian. Providence: Grapefruitmoon Gallery. It's very rare to have an original work by Suzanne Meunier come on the market.
Suzanne Meunier, French, 1888–1979
Watercolor on heavy Illustration board
14.5 - 11.25 inches
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