Charles LEANDRE (1862-1934) Portrait of Emile... Lot 205

Charles LEANDRE (1862-1934) Portrait of Emile Zola completing a work of art Charcoal and gouache Signed lower left "C. Léandre", titled at the top "E . Zola", commented "At last, the illustrious novelist has reached the end of his rope, bringing a new book into the world (father and child are doing well)". 48 x 32 cm. Preparatory drawing for Charles Léandre's caricature of Zola, published in Le Rire on November 20, 1897, with the following caption: "M. Zola finally comes to the end of his rope by bringing Paris into the world! The father and child are doing well all the same."