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20 (out of 21) signed original charcoal drawings. Made on Japanese paper and mounted on cardboard. Size ranges from c. 23,5 x 20 cm to c. 35 x 26 cm. The drawings are titled according to the scene in the play that they represent. Two of the drawings with marginal tears that affect the pictures as well; the cardboard shows signs of wear; otherwise in overall good condition. The present drawings were made for an anthology of 4 theatre plays by Jules Renard, published by Editions Fayard in 1911. These are 20 out of 21 of the original sketches for La Bigote, made by Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946). La Bigote is a comedy play by Jules Renard, which features the Lepic family, the one at the center of his more renowned book Poil de carotte. It was first played on stage in 1909, in Paris, at Théâtre de l'Odéon. The story is an anticlerical satire that presents a visit of a priest into a French household, while the family is waiting for their daughter's suitor to visit. Madame Lepic is |