Jules Alexandre GRUN (1868-1934) Set of drawings including: - Lot 41

Jules Alexandre GRUN (1868-1934) Set of drawings including: - Elégante accoudée. Charcoal. 30 x 31 cm - Couple of dancers. Sanguine and blue pencil. Signed. 31 x 26 cm - Elegant woman and her lover. Ink on tracing paper. Signed. 34.5 x 24 cm - An interesting plate of collaged drawings featuring vanity, self-portrait, poster project for the Elysée Montmartre, portrait and landscapes. Two preparatory studies in red chalk and charcoal are included. (Accidents) Provenance: - Jules Alexandre Grün (1868-1938) - Collection Jean Jules Grün (1911-1985) by inheritance, - Collection Thierry Tessier né en 1980 par donation A fan of the Cabaret du Chat noir at just 14, Jules Grün discovered a feverish, festive nightlife and his future vocation as a painter and poster artist. When he met Léon Xanrof (1867-1953), he began a career in illustration, which led to satirical drawings for the press. In 1896, he was one of the founders of the "Vache Enragée" cavalcade in Montmartre, along with his friends Xanrof, Puvis de Chavannes and Adolphe Willette. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur in 1911.