Gérard TRAQUANDI Original Signed Lithograph 100 copies. Beaujolais 2002

  
Drawing and autographed poem dedicated to his muse - Le Pas Sage Bookstore. Original signed lithograph: the Beaujolais Nouveau has arrived. SIGNED AND LIMITED TO 100 NUMBERED COPIES. ORIGINAL SIGNED LITHOGRAPH LIMITED TO 100 NUMBERED COPIES. Artwork created for the 2002 vintage of Georges Duboeuf's Beaujolais Nouveau. Famous for his annual collaboration with contemporary artists, Georges Duboeuf not only chose an artist to illustrate the label of the vintage, but also asked a second artist to create a poster that he printed in offset in 2000 copies to promote the Beaujolais Nouveau. Only about a hundred copies were true lithographs on strong paper numbered and signed by the artist. Presumably reserved for the vineyard owner's close associates, they have become rare.

Established since 1964 in the Burgundy region, Georges Duboeuf became a famous wine merchant thanks to the boost he gave to Beaujolais Nouveau. Since 1984, the Georges Duboeuf house has collaborated with an artist to illustrate and promote the primeur wine.

The signature slogan "Georges Duboeuf's Beaujolais has arrived" was made popular by the merchant himself. Georges Duboeuf has thus extended the notoriety of Beaujolais Nouveau beyond French borders, particularly to the United States, Japan, and Australia. Color print on Lana paper. The artist experimented with various techniques and media: painting, sculpture, photography.