A caricaturist balances two crossed pens on his enormous nose, with a macaw settled in his lap.
Leonetto Cappiello (1875 to 1942) designed the poster in 1922 for the Salon des Humoristes, the annual Paris exhibition of caricaturists and humorous draughtsmen, held at the Galerie La Boétie, 64bis rue La Boétie. Cappiello was born in Livorno and settled in Paris late in the nineteenth century. He sat on the organising committee of the Salon des Humoristes in 1908 and contributed to the satirical journals Le Rire and L'Assiette au Beurre.
In 1921 he signed an exclusive contract with the Paris publisher Devambez.
On the poster
The caricaturist sits on a wooden stool with wild dark-tipped hair, cadmium-orange skin and a white scarf loose around his neck. The red-and-teal macaw sits in his lap. Deep crimson curtain panels frame him on each side. Behind him a tilted canvas carries the exhibition details in bold, informal hand-lettering.
About this print
A digitally restored reproduction, printed on 200gsm Enhanced Matte Fine Art paper with pigment inks.

