Hermann-Paul, René Georges (1874-1940); Jacques Cathy (born in 1906); Les Collections Aristophil , provenance — Man in Drag Holding a Cat . Ink Drawing. Signed

France: Circa early 20th Century. Ink on paper. Matted. 20 x 16cm. Signed and dedicated.. Rene Georges Hermann-Paul, born in Paris, he trained as a painter at both the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and the Academie Julian. Hermann-Paul's prints and caricatures established his reputation by the beginning of the twentieth century. His drawings for Le Courrier Francais, starting in 1894, and for Le Rire, as well as his active support of Alfred Dreyfus, led to involvement with anarchist journals. A satirist of bourgeois values, cynical, abrasive, and even rude in his depictions, Hermann-Paul was an active social commentator for more than three decades, although in his last years his politics moved decisively towards the right.... Provenance: Jacques Cathy - Né en 1906 à Lezay (Deux-Sèvres), Jacques Cathy a exercé d'abord la profession de caricaturiste à l'hebdomadaire « Le Rire ». Il a rejoint vers 1927 l'équipe du Cabaret « La Vache Enragée » conduite par Roger Toziny. Jacques Cathy poursuit sa carrière de chansonnier après le décès de Toziny en 1939 et après la guerre il conduit parallèlement une carrière d'acteur dans le cinéma.. Jacques Cathy était le 3ème Maire de La Commune Libre de Montmartre à partir de l'élection en 1949.. Final provenance: Les Collections Aristophil - 164 bis avenue Charles-de-Gaulle 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine. .