"Pierrot n'est pas sot! il a pris un billet de Loterie Nationale."

Translation: "Pierrot is not stupid! he took a National Lottery ticket."

This vibrant sunset orange poster advertises the French national lottery. Depicted are cartoon-stylish characters from the Commedia dell'arte, a professional theatre troupe from Italy.

Artist - Lefor Openo

Lefor Openo is the pseudonym of two French illustrators, Marie-Claire Lefort and Marie-Francine Oppeneau, who met as art students in Paris and began working together on collaborative pieces in the mid-1950s. They were very prolific, creating a lot of poster art throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and with an impressively wide range of subjects. Their work can be found anywhere from official French government material, films starring Brigitte Bardot, and dolls and dishware based on their illustrations.

Printer: Dufournet

Year: 1957

Condition: Good, some minor restoration on the left side

Linen-backed on canvas.