Georges GOURSAT dit SEM (1863-1934). Album no. 13, Paris. 1905. Set of 24 plates out of 28, including 5 doubles out of 28 (plates no. 2, 7, 13 and 14 missing). In folio, leaves in folder (folds, soiling and tears, cardboard folder slightly torn, traces of moisture). Height 52 cm - Width 35 cm Also by the same artist: - Album n°11, Opéra. 1902, 3rd series. Sheet n°11 (slight folds, stains and tears). Height : 52 cm 52 cm - Width 35.5 cm - Album n°12, Maxim's. June 1902. Set of three plates, including one double: 1, 9 and 27 (slight folds, stains and tears). Height 52 cm - Width 35.5 cm - Album n°26, The New World. 1924, 3rd series. Plate no. 19 (edge tears and stains). Height 50 cm - Width: 33 cm - Probably double plate from album n°9, Le Turf (divided into two sheets); and plate probably from album n°16, Monte-Carlo, 2nd series (very slight stains and folds). June 1900; and 1909. Height 52 cm - Width 36 cm Note: This set includes several prints depicting emblematic Parisian socialites, such as the Opéra and Chez Maxim's. Through these scenes, Sem portrays an elegant, refined and cultured society, where culture and the arts flourished, driven by the dynamism and progress of the Belle Époque.