Carte postale - Les Marionnettes virtuoses "Les joueurs de cartes"
Creators: D Boutin
Postcard Recto: Four string puppets play cards around a table, each wearing a distinctive outfit. On the far left, a character in a gray suit, balding at the top of his forehead, has a thick black moustache that falls to his chin. Next to him, another in a black suit wears a straw hat and a moustache with the tips curving upwards. The next, in a brown suit with a green bow, wears a short, pointed gray mustache and a goatee, as well as a straw hat with a black ribbon. Finally, the last figure, dressed in black with a white and ochre striped shirt, wears a gray flat cap. Verso : Top left, inscribed "Les Marionnettes virtuoses "Les joueurs de cartes" Marionnettes à fils scuplptées par M.DOMON et J.MAGMAN presented by the famous expert Marcel Ledun and Compagnie". Below left, it says "Permanent address: 11, rue Mariotte 59000 Lille, Tel: 20.53.53.17 France". In the center, vertically, is inscribed "Création Didier Boutin Tél : 20.50.21.66". Donated by Musée Gadagne, Lyon, December 2024
Call number : CM-ARCH-00121