Coq sur mer.

Chromolithograph, 85,6 x 144,2 cm, wove paper, stone signed (text missing in lower part, pinholes at corners, marg. sl. soiled, sm. tears and light damp stains on edges, few retouchings at women's skirts, very few sm. losses).

Laid down on paper.

Touristic composition, the strongest of Cassiers, to promote the young seaside town with wealthy tourists, on their way to the "Grand Hôtel", passing under the astonished gaze of country folk.
Ref. K. Scheerlinck, "Henri Cassiers, maître en art de l'affiche", in Cassiers [Cat. expo.]. Anvers, 1994, p. 70.