In the roads of Paree with cartoonist Pierlis

1909 [1] Detail.

Frenchman Pierre-Marie-Joseph Lissac (March 19, 1878, Limoges - 1955, Chevreuse) worked as cartoonist under the pennames ‘Pierlis,’ ‘Pierre Lissac’ and ‘Kiss.’ Bylined as Pierlis he did these large cartoons for Le Rire. This is a selection of fifteen, published as full-pagers in 1909-13. 

1890s [2] Title design of Le Rire weekly, Paris, France.

1909 [3] Small exercises. March 13.

1909 [4] War preparation. April 10.

1909 [5] The army’s role during a general strike. May 1.

1909 [6] A pretty Paris fire. May 29.

1909 [7] Large exercises. Sep 25.

1910 [8] Swedish gymnastics. Nov 19.

1910 [9] Melancholia. Feb 18. 

1910 [10] Air support. Aug 5. Signed with both his penname Pierlis and his real name Pierre Lissac. 

1910 [11] Nine days of camping. Oct 7.

1910 [12] First contacts. Nov 4.

1910 [13] Dung duty. April 5.

1910 [14] A fixed solution. May 10.

1910 [15] The husbands’ train. Aug 23.

1910 [16] A new school year starts. Oct 4.

1913 [17] Militairy program. Dec 20.

1913 [18] Found no photo of Pierre Lissac yet.

Pictures selected by Huib van Opstal from the Gallica archives.