Four issues of the Parisian magazine Le Rire – “The Laughter” – with antisemitic covers. The covers feature grotesque illustrations of Jews with long noses, depicted as controlling the French economy through deceit and intrigue.
Issues:
December 8, 1934
June 22, 1935
February 15, 1936
April 18, 1936
Le Rire, a French humor magazine, was published from October 1894 to April 1971. The magazine regularly featured illustrations by some of France’s most renowned artists on the front and back covers, as well as in the middle pages. Among the illustrators were Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Georges Goursat, Lucien Métivet, Jean-Louis Forain, Adolphe Willette, Joaquín Xaudaró, and others. The magazine’s stance on the Dreyfus Affair was relatively moderate, primarily criticizing the government and indirectly referencing Dreyfus. However, during the 1930s, the magazine adopted an increasingly antisemitic tone, sometimes overt and other times subtle, portraying Jews as wealthy individuals profiting at the expense of French citizens.
Complete issues. Good condition.
