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''Le Sourire'' was a French monthly magazine existed between August 1899 and April 1900.
Poster_Le_Sourire_1900.png, 1900 Lithographed advertising poster, Do you have the Smile?,: a smiling woman wants to censor with imaginary scissors the magazine which depicts editor Alphonse Allais; bottom right, one hand grabs the woman's dress while two gendarmes laugh in a corner.
A second version of Le Sourire began on 25 August 1899 under the operation of Maurice Mery, who had experience with art review journals and newspapers. This weekly version came out on Saturdays under the editorship of Alphonse Allais. Le Sourire suspended publishing with the advent of the First World War, but resumed on 14 April 1917 with Rudolphe Bringer at the helm.
The revived magazine was known as Le Sourire de France and had more risque content, frequently featuring covers with pin-up style art and jokes. In 1922 Paul Briquet became the director and held the position until 1930. The magazine itself continued with weekly publication until 30 September 1939, when it became bi-weekly. However, this ended in May 1940 with the fall of France.
File:Gauguin Le Sourire K 58.jpg, ''Three People, a Mask, a Fox and a Bird''
File:Gauguin Le Sourire K 61.jpg, ''A Horse and Birds''
File:Gauguin Le Sourire K 63.jpg, ''Man Carrying Bananas Followed by Two Horses''
File:Gauguin Le Sourire K 72.jpg, ''Tahitian Woman''
File:Gauguin Le Sourire K 68.jpg, ''Nude Woman, Man with a White Cap and Small Figure''
File:Gauguin Le Sourire K 73.jpg, ''Caricature of Governor Gallet''
''Le Sourire'' was a French monthly magazine existed between August 1899 and April 1900.
Original Version
''Le Sourire'' was a monthly periodical published by the French artistPaul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (, ; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style that were distinct fr ...
. The editions contained satirical copy, illustrated by his pen and screen drawings, with one of his woodcuts used for the header. It was in part inspired by the more successful Parisian periodical ''Le Rire
''Le Rire'' (, "Laughter") was a successful French humor magazine published from October 1894 until its final issue in April 1971. Founded in Paris during the Belle Époque by Felix Juven, ''Le Rire'' appeared as typical Parisians began to ach ...
'', illustrated by artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec
Comte Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa (24 November 1864 – 9 September 1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, caricaturist and illustrator whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of Paris in the l ...
.
A total of nine editions were printed during August 1899 and April 1900, between his stays in Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands
The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in ...
. It is not known how many copies of each edition were printed, probably not more than 30. Due to a limited budget, and the fact that they were hand printed, the quality of the reproductions was often poor and blotchy, he used cheap glue to bind the leaves to the paper. However, they are admired by art critics and historians today.
Second Version
The revived magazine was known as Le Sourire de France and had more risque content, frequently featuring covers with pin-up style art and jokes. In 1922 Paul Briquet became the director and held the position until 1930. The magazine itself continued with weekly publication until 30 September 1939, when it became bi-weekly. However, this ended in May 1940 with the fall of France.
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* Miller, Ethan. ''Masterpieces of Impressionism and Post-impressionism''. NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art {{DEFAULTSORT:Sourire, Le Monthly magazines published in France Magazines established in 1899 Magazines disestablished in 1900 Paul Gauguin French-language magazines