"First Steps" by Jean Charlot (FR/US, 1898-1978), original lithograph, signed in pencil, published 1946, framed - 18 1/4” (w) x 23”.
 
A painter and illustrator, Charlot studied at Lycee Condorcet, Paris and later received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Charlot’s style was influenced to a large degree by Mexican art and Mexican artists that he worked with, including Diego Rivera, and is considered to have participated in the founding of Mexican muralism.