Vintage French poster for a lyrical comedy, La Peau de Chagrin (known in English as The Wild Ass' Skin). Illustrated is a mysterious scene of two men, one with a corpse-like face, in a room full of unnerving knick knacks—a skeleton among them. 

"Comedie lyrique en quatre actes d'apres Honore de Balzac, poeme de Pierre Decourcelle et Michel Carre. Musique de Charles Levade." (Lyrical comedy in four acts by Honore de Balzac, poem by Pierre Decourcelle and Michel Carre. Music by Charles Levade.) 

Artist: Tony Johannot

Year: c. 1885

Condition: Excellent

Poster is linen-backed on canvas