Raoul XIM (French, active mid-20th century)
Raoul XIM is a caricaturist and painter of nature, particularly known for these caricatures of personality from the world of the scene between the two wars.
Raoul XIM seems to have been a street artist who mainly worked on caricatures as indicated by these stamps.. These stamps mention a location at the Eiffeil Tower and the Folies bergeres in Paris, there is also a signature at Vittel. We also find some paintings representing views of holiday resorts. The paintings are mainly Brittany navy scenes and street scenes from the south of France.
He was at the peak of his career during the 1930s when he edited a series of printed portraits of the stars of the mainly French scene.
In the 1930s, the company Goodrich in Colombe (France) commissioned an advertising illustration featuring a young driver to sell the products of the garage. The compagny will also order, for another more ambitious series, caricatures of the famous cyclists of the time such as Antonin MAGNE, Fernand MITHOUARD or Romain MAES and others.