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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | Books, Ephemera & Prints
• Sale Date:
  30 May 2021 ~ 2pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  164
• Lot Description:
  Journal des Dames et des Modes Costumes Parisiens 1912-1914 Seven Colour Pouchoir Prints including:
  George Barbier (1882-1932) Robe de plage en foulard garni de tussor gros grain chapeau en Suede rouge, Toilette de taffetas imprime Chapeau de paille, Petit manteau de velours, robe de linon, Tailleur de ratine verte et velours noir Gilet de taffetas fraise Gerda Wegener(1885-1940) Saut de lit Madeleine Franc-Nohain (1879-1942) Robe pour les vacanes de Paques, Robes de toile peinte
  18 x 7 cm plate, 26.3 x 17 cm sheet
  Condition: Slight age discolouration of paper, colour strong, unframed,all in light paper matts
• Notes:
  Journal des Dames et des Modes was similar to the Bon Ton Gazette, but even more scarce, it was designed to appeal to the elite of Paris, with high fashion plates & chatty articles on all aspects of life for the privileged, it transcends its mundane goals through the incredible quality of the publication from the high quality paper to the breath taking beauty of the prints and the high quality of the art throughout. Here in the so called “forgotten years” of the 1910’s we see the art that evokes the whole gamut of that fabulously creative era in France, from the Impressionists and the Fauves to the Cubists, Belle Epoque, Art Nouveau & Deco periods. The extravagantly vivid colours of the prints were created by the “pouchoir” process, wherein single layers of color were added by hand to a lithograph using a stencil, in a precursor of the silk screening technique which is now widely used for art prints. George Barbier was a luminary of the time, becoming hugely successful in the world of design and haute couture fashion illustration, contributing to Vogue as well as Gazette de Bon Ton & Journal des Dames. His designs for the magazine are particularly prized. Many of the works of the fashion designers of the day were featured, especially Brunelleschii, Leon Bakst, J. van Brock, Etienne Drian, Pierre Legrain, Victor Lhuer, Armand Vallee, Gerda Wegener, along with many others.
• Estimate:
  A$300 - 500
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Books & Manuscripts

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