Charles Gesmar, born as Charles Gesimar in May 1900, had a particularly short albeit an incredibly successful artistic career. He died of pneumonia at the height of his career before he was twenty eight in February 1928. During his short and curtailed life he began to design costumes for the singer/dancer/actress Mademoiselle Spinelly. Incredibly this … Continue reading "The Wonderful Posters and Artwork of Charles Gesmar (1900-1928)"
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Lot 36 B. Yves Klein (1928-1962), Anthropométrie sans titre, (ANT 49), signed and dated 'Yves Klein 1960' (lower right), dry pigment and synthetic resin on paper laid down on canvas, 42 7/8 x 25 5/8 in. (108.9 x 65 cm). Executed in 1960. Estimate USD...
William Klein (born in New York, New York, USA, on April 19, 1928) is a photographer and filmmaker noted to for his ironic approach[1][2] to both media and his extensive use of unusual photographic techniques in the context of photojournalism and fashion photography.[1] He was ranked 25th on Professional Photographer's Top 100 Most influential photographers.[3] Trained as a painter, Klein studied under Fernand Léger and found early success with exhibitions of his work. However, he soon moved on to photography and achieved widespread fame as a fashion photographer for Vogue and for his photo essays on various cities. Despite having no training as a photographer, Klein won the Prix Nadar in 1957 for New York, a book of photographs taken during a brief return to his hometown in 1954. Klein's work was considered revolutionary for its "ambivalent and ironic approach to the world of fashion",[1] its "uncompromising rejection of the then prevailing rules of photography"[1] and for his extensive use of wide-angle and telephoto lenses, natural lighting and motion blur.[1] Klein tends to be cited in photography books along with Robert Frank as among the fathers of street photography, one of those mixed compliments that classifies a man who is hard to classify.[4] The world of fashion would become the subject for Klein's first feature film, Who Are You, Polly Maggoo?, which, like his other two fiction features, Mr. Freedom and The Model Couple, is a satire. Klein has directed numerous short and feature-length documentaries and has produced over 250 television commercials.[5] Though American by birth, Klein has lived and worked in France since his late teens. His work has sometimes been openly critical of American society and foreign policy; the film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum once wrote that Klein's 1968 satire Mr. Freedom was "conceivably the most anti-American movie ever made." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Klein
This charming menu cover from 1928 is by Georges Redon. Born in France in 1869, Georges Redon was a painter, draftsman, caricaturist, poster artist, engraver and lithographer. Among his works were menu covers for some of France’s most famous restaurants. Redon was particularly well-known for the portraits of children and this vintage menu art shows a young girl telling her thirsty dog "If you drink that water, you'll get colic." Ciro’s was named after its first owner, an Italian born Egyptian, who opened the first restaurant in Monte Carlo in 1897. One of the most regular customers was multi-millionaire Gordon Bennett, the American businessman, who always sat at the same outside table eating his favorite chop until Ciro was told to move them by a policeman. Bennett was livid and Ciro explained that the only solution would be to buy the next-door restaurant. Bennett bought the restaurant, gave it to Ciro, and resumed sitting at his favorite table. Ciro sold out in 1911 to a syndicate that expanded it into a small chain that endured until world war two. Courtesy Private Collection. Gallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson K3 archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing. All printed in USA. Each product is accompanied by a copy of the interior menu where available.
‘The Loot Of The Rainbow’ from The Tatler magazine.
I’ve shown this 1931 illustration by Dhynevor Rhys in an earlier post: Rhys did lovely color illustrations, but even in black and white, his views of five Paris hats for April, 1928, capture …
Советское фотоЖурнал фотолюбительства и фоторепортажаSovetskoe Photo magazine выпуск/issue 11,...
Charles Gesmar, born as Charles Gesimar in May 1900, had a particularly short albeit an incredibly successful artistic career. He died of pneumonia at the height of his career before he was twenty eight in February 1928. During his short and curtailed life he began to design costumes for the singer/dancer/actress Mademoiselle Spinelly. Incredibly this … Continue reading "The Wonderful Posters and Artwork of Charles Gesmar (1900-1928)"
A Vintage Vogue Magazine Cover From 1928 art print by Pierre Brissaud. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
Adolf Hohenstein (Saint Petersburg 1854-Bonn 1928) was a German painter, advertiser, illustrator, set designer and costume designer. He's considered the father of the Italian poster art and an exponent of the Stile Liberty, the Italian Art Nouveau. Together with Leonetto Cappiello, Giovanni Mario Mataloni, Leopoldo Metlicovitz and Marcello Dudovich, he's considered one of the most important Italian poster designers. Adolf moves to Vienna where he grows up and completes his studies. His travels take him to India, where he decorates the houses of the local nobility. (From Wikipedia)
December 2017 Authors: Hermann and Marianne Aubel Publisher: Karl Robert Langewiesche Vlg. Königstein, 1928. 112 pages, numerous illustrations. Pictures of Isadora Duncan, Nijinski, Anna Pavlova, A…
1928年（昭和3年）にイギリス・イングランドの色々な場所を周って撮影されたカラー写真です。80年以上も前の牧歌的な雰囲気が残るイングランドの風景や人々が記録されています。これらの写真は1920年代の終わりか...
Charles Gesmar, born as Charles Gesimar in May 1900, had a particularly short albeit an incredibly successful artistic career. He died of pneumonia at the height of his career before he was twenty eight in February 1928. During his short and curtailed life he began to design costumes for the singer/dancer/actress Mademoiselle Spinelly. Incredibly this … Continue reading "The Wonderful Posters and Artwork of Charles Gesmar (1900-1928)"
