Raoul Dufy, “Shoot first, gentlemen of France!”, 1915

Raoul Dufy (1877–1953) 

“Shoot first, gentlemen of France!” (“Tirez les premiers, messieurs les Français!”), 1915, woodcut with the artist’s monogram at lower left and letterpress text above and below the image borderline, published in Paris by Paul Iribe (1883–1935) spread over two-pages with a centrefold (now flattened) in issue 10 (published, 23^rd February 1915) of the weekly satirical review, “Le Mot” (“The Word”); see this print in its context in “Le Mot” offered by Gallica (BnF): https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k891011s/f4.double.

Woodcut with letterpress text in the margins on fine wove paper (newsprint) with flattened centrefold and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (sheet) 56.5 x 43.8 cm; (image borderline) 48 x 38 cm.

Letterpress lettering: (above the image borderline at left) “Image de DUFY.”; (below the image borderline at left) “— Tirez les premiers, messieurs les Français!”.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression with age-darkening to the newsprint paper. The sheet has replenished losses along the centrefold and has been laid onto a sheet of archival (millennium quality) washi paper to flatten the centrefold.

I am selling this impressively large original woodcut by Raoul Dufy, signed in the plate with the artist’s monogram, for the total cost of AU $249 (currently US $156.81/ EUR 149.75/ GBP 125.89 at the time of posting this listing) including Express Mail (EMS) postage and handling to anywhere in the world, but not (of course) any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries. Note that payment is in Australian dollars (AU $249) as this is my currency.

If you are interested in purchasing this amazingly bold print showing collegiality between the French and Scottish troops during WW1, please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold