$150
Claude Thielley (French, 1811-1891) lithograph print on paper after the original painting by Eugene Ernest Hillemacker (French, 1818-1887), work printed by Imprimerie de Lemercier, Paris (1803-1901), "La Partie de Billiard (The Game of Pool)", lithograph on paper, text lower left margin reads "Peint par Hillemacker", text lower right margin "Lith. par Thielley". Satirical work on paper depicting elegantly dressed men, women and children playing billiards, young girl in foreground playfully stalking a cat sitting below pool table, priest standing at right holding pool stick, teenage girl in back teaching younger boy to change score. Framed approximately 27.5" x 31.5". Sight size approximately 14.25" x 20.5".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-08-09
