Raymond Peynet's "The Cowardly Lover" Original littlraffic print, signed by the artist, framed copy

Limited to 250 copies Image size 52x38cm Frame size 76x61cm Created in 1985

For 5,000 yen, you can try out Raymond Peynet's original print (lithograph) by displaying it for one month. All of these works are purchased directly from the French publisher by our company, and are signed by the artist and marked with a limited number of copies (or EA, for the artist's own collection). We will deliver it to you in a beautiful frame, with free shipping.

After the one-month trial period ends, you can choose from ① to ③.

① You can purchase from our website by selecting a painting by artist name. (If you register as a friend on LINE at the bottom of the page, you will receive a 10% discount coupon.)

② Please return the item. (Our contracted shipping company will come to pick up the item free of charge.)

③You can extend the trial period for another month. (Please purchase another trial rental from the trial rental page.)

Lithography is a printmaking technique that was invented in Europe in the 18th century, and European artists actively produced original lithograph works from the 19th to 20th centuries.

Raymond Peynet was the most popular illustrator in France in the 20th century, and has several museums in France and Japan. He depicts the love between lovers, always surrounded by small animals, trees and flowers. Peynet's works convey messages of love and peace, and empathy with small animals and plants leads to environmental protection. A sculpture of lovers by Peynet is placed in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park as a symbol of world peace. This print was produced in France as part of a series in 1985. It is of course new. It has sold out in France, and only second-hand copies are available on the market. For information on Peynet's museums, please see the following website.

Around 1992, Galerie Adeka purchased 5,000 copies from Alexandre Tocart, the nephew of Raymond Peynet's publisher Muret (who collaborated with Raymond Peynet to produce prints by Raymond Peynet that Raymond Peynet hand-signed), and the representative of the French distributor of those prints (Editions des Cercles).

Gallery Adeka's representatives Yasuhiro Takeda and his wife Alexandre Tokar

Yasuhiro Takeda, the owner of Galerie Adeka, graduated from the University of Montpellier in the south of France, and Alexandre Tokar was also from Montpellier and was his junior at the university. Galerie Adeka began to focus on selling Raymond Peynet prints, starting with their friendship with Alexandre Tokar.

Annie Peynet, daughter of Raymond Peynet, explaining an original print (lithograph) by Raymond Peynet at the Raymond Peynet and the Humorous Painters Museum in Antibes.

Galerie Adeka ran the Gallery Vingt de France at Karuizawa Prince Hotel for 20 years from 1995 to 2015, and is therefore on friendly terms with the Peynet Museum, also located in Karuizawa. To promote exchanges between the Karuizawa Peynet Museum and the Raymond Peynet and Humorous Artists Museum in Antibes, southern France, Galerie Adeka was sent by the Karuizawa Peynet Museum to continue to exchange with the Peynet Museum in Antibes and Raymond Peynet's daughter, Annie Peynet.

Statue of Lovers by Raymond Peynet in front of the Karuizawa Peynet Museum

Raymond Peynet's world of painting depicts a paradise where small animals and plants happily coexist, with the love between lovers at its center. In the 21st century, where environmental destruction and war continue, Raymond Peynet's paintings of love and peace seem to be a message to the modern age. By coming into contact with Raymond Peynet's world surrounded by peace, love and gentle nature, I hope that you will develop peace and love in your heart and a heart that cherishes nature, animals and plants, our fellow members of the earth.