Category Archives: Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics

BIG AND BOLD: LARGE FORMAT CLASSIC POSTER ART

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Jim Clark

                   Deauville 1920s Jean-Gabriel Domergue;47 3/4″ x 64 3/4″;A, LOur commitment to small-format graphic design brilliance is unwavering; but we also know that voluminous graphic presence facilitates rewards unattainable by modest scale. Need a jump-start after a tangled day? How … Continue reading →

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BLACK AND RED: NOT MERE COLORS!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Jim Clark

At the outset of lithographic poster communications (in the 1890′s), an inspired French designer, Jules-Alexandre Grun, hit upon color cues to evoke the addictive verve and uncanniness of Belle Epoque Paris delights.

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LADIES IN ADVERTISING

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Jim Clark

So often you’ll hear that advertising demeans women, that it tends to imply that they are mere physical entities with no more-elevated features. This seems a dynamite argument, until you stop to consider, “What’s wrong with physical riches?” Sure, calculative … Continue reading →

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PIERRE BONNARD AND THE BELLE EPOQUE

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Jim Clark

Not terribly unlike the situation for daring artists today, attempting to garner a critical mass of enthusiasts from out of a populace rabid for dubious sensations, Pierre Bonnard found himself on a slippery slope.

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THE LITHOGRAPHS OF PIERRE BONNARD

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Jim Clark

Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and print-maker acutely committed to avant-garde efforts as commonly designated Art Nouveau. His special take upon the matter became known as Les Nabis, a concentration upon delicate minutiae of figures and settings, and the … Continue reading →

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ART NOUVEAU GRAPHICS

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Jim Clark

Today we’ll try to make amends for ignoring hitherto a great design endeavor, namely, Art Nouveau, particularly in its graphic desigm output. During its heyday in the period just before World War I, Art Nouveau thrilled to a new and … Continue reading →

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Belle Epoque and Art Deco and Something Else

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Jim Clark

Two magnificent posters are in view today (over and above the two great works above, introducing the stars of the day), each celebrating the good life in vastly differing ways. We could leave the pairing as merely consisting of Belle … Continue reading →

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ROLF ARMSTRONG (1889-1960)

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Jim Clark

ROLF ARMSTRONG (1889-1960)  Armstrong has been quoted as intent upon eliciting “all the glow, exuberance and spontaneous joy that leaps from a young and happy heart,” and in those of his works that are fully mastered he does indeed provide … Continue reading →

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