Albert Guillaume - Advertisement for Charles Guyot Suspenders - Lithographic Poster 1906 AP1205

It's not every day that one has the cheek to use the crowned heads of Europe to advertise your brand of suspenders, but that's exactly what Charles Guyot did at the turn of the new century. The caption reads "The man of fashion only wears Charles Guyot suspenders." Pictured are some pretty rough customers mingled with the merely imperial: the Turkish pasha, King Leopold of Belgium, Tsar Nicholas, King Edward VII, Kaiser Wilhelm among others. Pretty nervy, and very funny. But beautifully drawn. A fabulous piece of graphic art by one of the preeminent practitioners of the golden age of the lithographic poster. Lithograph measures 24" x 17 1/2", framed 29" x 23". In wonderful condition. Albert Guillaume (14 February 1873 – 10 August 1942) was a French painter and caricaturist. Born in Paris, France, Albert Guillaume became a leading caricaturist during the Belle Époque. While remembered for his poster art, Guillaume also did oil paintings such as "Soirée parisienne," a portrait of Parisia