{"product_id":"gaston-hoffmann-atelier-de-reparation-etching-medical-satire-print","title":"Vintage Gaston Hoffmann “Atelier de Réparation” Hand-Coloured Etching – French Medical Satire Print, Macabre Humour, c.1920s–1930s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a vintage French satirical print titled \u003cb\u003e“Atelier de réparation” (Repair Workshop)\u003c\/b\u003e by the artist \u003cb\u003eGaston Hoffmann\u003c\/b\u003e. The scene depicts a darkly humorous surgical workshop where doctors appear to be repairing human bodies as if they were mechanical objects. One surgeon works on a standing patient while another stitches a body draped over a table, while a nurse holds up a framed image as a reference for the “repair.” The exaggerated expressions and surreal situation create a striking example of \u003cb\u003emedical satire with macabre humour\u003c\/b\u003e, a theme popular in French illustration during the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is signed in the plate \u003cb\u003e“Gaston (stylized) Hoffmann”\u003c\/b\u003e at lower right and carries the publisher credit \u003cb\u003e“Copyright by Ch. Ducher et Cie, 35 Av. de l’Opéra, Paris.”\u003c\/b\u003e The image was printed from a metal plate and shows a \u003cb\u003eclear plate impression around the image\u003c\/b\u003e, indicating it was produced as an \u003cb\u003eetching\u003c\/b\u003e and finished with subtle hand colouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher \u003cb\u003eCharles Ducher \u0026amp; Cie of Paris\u003c\/b\u003e is known to have issued prints by Gaston Hoffmann during the \u003cb\u003e1920s and 1930s\u003c\/b\u003e, placing this example within that period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition reflects the era’s fascination with medical subjects and satirical caricature. Its unusual imagery and dark humour make it a distinctive decorative piece for collectors of \u003cb\u003evintage illustration, medical satire, macabre art, or oddities-themed décor\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print is framed under glass in a simple black frame with a gold inner trim and is ready to display. A framer’s label for \u003cb\u003e“L’Art Français” of Montreal\u003c\/b\u003e, likely dating to the \u003cb\u003e1960s\u003c\/b\u003e, appears on the reverse, suggesting the print may have been reframed at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrame: 15 7\/8\" x 19 1\/4\"\u003cbr\u003eVisible image area: 12\" x 15 3\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition overall. The paper covering on the back of the frame is partially missing. The print itself appears intact with no visible fading. The piece has not been removed from the frame for inspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare and unusual example of \u003cb\u003eearly twentieth-century French satirical illustration with distinctive dark humour\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist: Gaston Hoffmann\u003cbr\u003eTitle: Atelier de réparation (Repair Workshop)\u003cbr\u003eMedium: Hand-coloured etching\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ch. Ducher et Cie, Paris\u003cbr\u003eEstimated date: circa 1920s–1930s\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Paris, France\u003cbr\u003eSubject: medical satire \/ macabre humour illustration\u003cbr\u003eFraming: framed under glass\u003cbr\u003eFrame size: 15 7\/8\" x 19 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poppy's Vintage Clothing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42977344290921,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/1559\/files\/Atelier-de-Reparation-Print.jpg?v=1773341921","url":"https:\/\/www.poppysvintageclothing.com\/products\/gaston-hoffmann-atelier-de-reparation-etching-medical-satire-print","provider":"Poppy's Vintage Clothing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}