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PARIS, THAT GOLDMINE OF GRAPHIC ART!
Pacha Noir 1890s;Jules-Alexandre Grun; 48″ X 34″; B+, L About 1890, Parisian artist, Jules Cheret, discovered an efficient and low-cost technique for the production of lithographs, leading to a torrent of advertising graphics adding even more brilliance, delight and mystery to the … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics, Illustration Art, Illustrators, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists
Tagged Erté, French vintage pochoir, Georges Leonnec, Jean Don, Jules-Alexandre Grun, Lucien Boucher, Marie Laurencin, Paris, Roger de Valerio, vintage French posters, vintage Paris entertainment posters, vintage paris posters
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VINTAGE GRAPHIC ART AND GREAT EXPOS–MAKING SOMETHING BIG EVEN BIGGER
Atherton; 30″ x 20″ Modern technology has enabled a proliferation of international events focussing upon excellence and the changes going on in current history. This poster graphic from one of the most memorably iconic attention getters deftly thrills to a … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics, Current Events, Modernist Posters&Graphics, Poster&Graphic Art, Poster&Graphic Artists
Tagged art deco, contemporary issues, French sensibility, French vintage posters, Luminato Festival, Milan, New York Expos, Paris, Toronto, urbanity, Vintage Travel Posters
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ROSE ET NOIR (UPBEAT AND DOWNBEAT)
L’Ombre de la Liberte (1931)Paul Iribe;12 ½” x 10”;litho I of IX from Rose et Noir In 1931, the Nicolas Paris-based wine store chain, produced a deluxe lithographic project , titled, Rose et Noir. This effort was a bid to … Continue reading
PIERRE BONNARD—A COLORIST THRILLED BY WORLDS LACKING COLOR
A plaza at sunset, and the starlings fill the skies with their inventive motions. The populace discovers a Paris few of us know. Bonnard’s subdued lithograph intends to be savored for a long time. Don’t rush away, or you’ll miss … Continue reading
GEORGE BARBIER–SPIRITING TRACES OF THE MODERN WORLD INTO OLD FRANCE
The deluxe cruise ship of a magazine that was L’Illustration, 80 or so years ago, was not simply a tireless and generous repository of visual arts and belles-lettres, but it was also a testing ground for modernists—especially graphic designers— looking … Continue reading
THE BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARES OF LEOS CARAX
The past few days we’ve been at TIFF many times to see the full output of a largely unappreciated film master, Leos Carax (b. 1960). Here we shall only try to briefly get to the nub of this complex, incisive … Continue reading
MODERN LIFE, ACCORDING TO VINTAGE GRAPHICS
We’re arrested, in strangely stimulating ways, by graphic productions thrilled to be advanced while now appearing quaint. Our 1939 depiction of a propeller-driven giant over Machine-Age New York may be now long-surpassed in its hardware; but let’s see if its … Continue reading
MORE UZELAC, MORE MARVELS
Even now, on Sundays, all around Paris, street musicians strive to keep alive the affection and wit of the City’s Belle Epoque and avant garde heyday. They pass around the lyrics of their songs to a loyal following; and, for … Continue reading
BAD TASTE/SUBLIME LITHOGRAPHY: A SUITE OF ILLUSTRATIONS BY UZELAC
In France, during the art deco era (1910-1939), there was an amazing output of lithographically illustrated books. A great example of this treasure is the grand format (20″ x 15 1/2″) accompaniment, by Milivoj Uzelac, for a limited edition … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco Posters&Graphics, Illustration Art, Illustrators
Tagged lithographic portfolios, Paris, poetry, Uzelac
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PIERRE BONNARD AND THE BELLE EPOQUE
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.