10.23.07
Peynet Illustrations Part II
It is always exciting to hear from readers that are interested in the random things I find to write about on my blog. The post I wrote about Peynet illustrations back in March drew some particularly enthusiastic responses, with two readers even sending me images of Peynet works that they own. I’m thrilled!
Last spring, Chris sent me a photo of a Peynet hankerkechief received as a gift around 1963. The drawing and caption are a play on the French version of “he loves me, he loves me not,” which is “je t’aime un peu… beaucoup… pasionnément… à la folie… pas du tout” (I love you a little, a lot, passionately, like crazy, not at all.)
Your hour will be mine. Would you like to at “passionately a quarter to” or “half past crazy”?
Melissa purchased two Peynet drawings at a Parisian bouquiniste along the Seine. The first one is from the 1950’s and refers to the famous hat maker Elsa Schiaparelli.
Schiaparelli’s Crazy Success
The second illustration is dated 1960 and refers to the ubiquitous Nicolas wine boutiques with a sentiment surely still shared by many:
Forget you? It would be impossible, dear… Like asking me to live without Nicolas wines…
Aren’t they just charming? Thanks for sharing, Chris and Melissa!
Lane said,
November 13, 2007 at 4:29 pm
I LOVE these illustrations! The words and the drawings are both so quaint!