Bonniol Children

Title

Bonniol Children

Description

1944? Eight cards showing children fulfilling the roles of La Fontaine's fables. Signed by "L (?) Bonniol." Imprimé en France. Éditions Superluxe-Paris. "Oyster and Litigants" for €5 from Suzanne Botti, Le Bono, at the Paris Post Card Exhibition, Jan., '05. WL for €4 at the Paris Post Card Exhibition, Jan., '05. The other six a gift of Bertrand Cocq, Calonne-Ricouart, France, August, '15. Now, in Sept., '19, two last cards (TB and TMCM) for $14 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, along with an extra copy of TB for $8. Four further cards as part of a group for $1.10 each from yvrl through Ebay, May, '22. "Acorn and Pumpkin" for €10 from Albert van den Bosch, Antwerp, June, '23.

Good color work in these cards notable for their unevenly cut edges. One can ask what the purpose is of having the children play the adult roles in some of these fables. In "The Oyster and the Litigants" there may be something adult and even erotic about these children. In WL, it makes sense that the bigger boy can take what he wants from the little girl. Is the fox in FG a male putting down females above? One might also ask questions about how the figures in MSA fit together. Does changing to the child's world lose the point here? I am not sure, finally, how OF might work between these two children. For all those questions, I still delight in the colors and forms in these engaging cards!

Date

1944?

Source

WL for €4 at the Paris Post Card Exhibition, Jan., '05. The other six a gift of Bertrand Cocq, Calonne-Ricouart, France, August, '15. Now, in Sept., '19, two last cards (TB and TMCM) for $14 from Bertrand Cocq, Calonne Ricouart, France, along with an extra copy of TB for $8. Four further cards as part of a group for $1.10 each from yvrl through Ebay, May, '22. "Acorn and Pumpkin" for €10 from Albert van den Bosch, Antwerp, June, '23.

Subject

Cards See all items with this value

Postcards See all items with this value

Postcard Series See all items with this value

The Oyster and the Litigants See all items with this value

The Wolf and the Lamb See all items with this value

The Fox and the Grapes See all items with this value

The Little Fish and the Fisherman See all items with this value

The Goose With the Golden Eggs See all items with this value

The Milkmaid See all items with this value

The Heron See all items with this value

The Ox and the Frog See all items with this value

The Travellers and the Bear See all items with this value

The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse See all items with this value

The Robbers and the Ass See all items with this value

The Acorn and the Pumpkin See all items with this value

The Miller, His Son, and Their Ass See all items with this value