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Adolphe-Léon Willette

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MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7693
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About

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Adolphe-Léon Willette was a French painter, illustrator, and printmaker whose satirical drawings and posters shaped the visual culture of Belle Époque Paris. Working across fine art, commercial illustration, and theatrical design from the 1880s onward, he developed a distinctive graphic vocabulary rooted in social commentary and wit. His prolific output in lithography and pen-and-ink drawing established him as a defining voice in the visual satire of the period.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 27d ago

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Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (11)

Hein! Pas très blancs tes dessous... (Hmm! Your Underwear Isn't Very White)

1912 · pen and brown ink with watercolor on board with a mounted photomechanical illustration

image (drawing): 11.43 × 12.7 cm (4 1/2 × 5 in.) image (print): 29.53 × 25.4 cm (11 5/8 × 10 in.) mount: 57.79 × 45.72 cm (22 3/4 × 18 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Séquestré

1912 · pen and ink with watercolor on board with a mounted photomechanical illustration

image (drawing): 9.53 × 18.42 cm (3 3/4 × 7 1/4 in.) image (print): 38.42 × 25.4 cm (15 1/8 × 10 in.) mount: 57.15 × 45.72 cm (22 1/2 × 18 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Valmy from L'Estampe Moderne, Number 24

1899 · Lithograph from a portfolio of five lithographs

Museum of Modern Art

Salon des Cent, XXVIe exposition d'ensemble

1897 · Lithograph

21 7/16 x 16 15/16" (54.5 x 43 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Revenge (Revanche), from "L'Estampe Originale"

1895 · Lithograph

Image: 15 13/16 × 14 5/8 in. (40.2 × 37.1 cm) Sheet: 17 in. × 23 7/16 in. (43.2 × 59.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Hanging Pierrot (Pierrot Pendu), from "L'Estampe Originale"

1894 · Lithograph

Sheet: 18 5/16 × 11 7/16 in. (46.5 × 29.1 cm) Image: 10 7/8 × 7 5/16 in. (27.6 × 18.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hanging Clown (Pierrôt pendu)

1894 · lithograph on japan paper

sheet: 46.5 x 29.2 cm (18 5/16 x 11 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Fortune (La Fortune), from "L'Estampe Originale"

1893 · Lithograph

Image: 10 5/8 × 9 7/8 in. (27 × 25.1 cm) Sheet: 23 1/2 × 16 15/16 in. (59.7 × 43 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Chevalerie rustique; L'Amante du Christ; Marié; Les Bouchers

1888 · color lithograph on wove paper

sheet: 23.9 x 32.1 cm (9 7/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Program for the Théâtre Libre

1888 · Lithographed theater program with pochoir additions

Museum of Modern Art

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Rue Lafuite (Ambroise Vollard's Gallery on the rue Lafitte)

1870 · Pen and ink, blue pencil, and watercolor on heavy wove paper

15 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (40.3 x 24.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

11 published of 17 catalogued · 9 with image

The Met
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MoMA
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Museum of Modern Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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