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Auction History Result 7f327 MAURICE CHEVALIER signed #20/250 22x30 art print 1936 trademark hat & smile by Charles Kiffer Date Sold 6/6/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Art Print (measures 21 3/4" x 29 3/4" [55 x 76 cm]) (Learn More) Maurice Chevalier was a legendary entertainer who is known today for his wonderful French and American movies of the 1930s and 1940s (and his reemergence in the 1950s and 1960s in American movies). But for decades before that, he was a legendary stage performer in France. In 1909, when he was 21, he became the partner of 18 year old Frehel, who was a popular French singer and actress. They performed together (both on and off the stage) for two years, and then Chevalier left her for Mistinguett, a 36 year old French superstar, and they too performed on and off the stage, and a devastated Frehel tried to commit suicide and had drug and alcohol problems the rest of her life. Chevalier then became a major French solo act, and in the late 1920s, he started making movies, and he became an international star through the beginning of World War II. His career was tarnished during World War II when he was accused of collaborating with the Nazis, but he was forgiven after the war, and he resumed his wonderful career, especially with notable performances in Gigi and in some Walt Disney movies. Some of his movies include: Big Pond (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), Love Me Tonight, Love in the Afternoon, Love Parade (nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for this film), and The Smiling Lieutenant. He passed away in 1972 at the age of 83. Artist: Charles Kiffer Important Added Info: Note that this poster (which has wonderful Charles Kiffer art of Chevalier with his trademark hat and smile) has been personally autographed (signed) by artist Charles Kiffer and hand-numbered 20/250! Research on the Internet tells us that this poster was first created in 1936, and it is possible that this poster was created that year, but since the artist lived to 1992, it is also possible that the poster was created (and signed and numbered) at a later date, as a tribute to the artist. We searched the Internet, and we found several people (including experts) who insist that this poster is absolutely from 1936, but we found one gallery that said that it might have been created later. Please do not bid on this poster unless you can accept the uncertainty as to when it was created. Condition: good to very good. There are smudges around the edges of the poster, with faint stains in the left corners. These defects are almost completely in the white areas, but very slightly in the top left of the image in the yellow area. Please bear these defects in mind before placing a bid on this poster. Learn More about condition grades 
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