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 20th Century Decorative Arts |Robert Bonfils - Art Deco Poster 1925

Rare original poster for the Paris - 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Modernes designed by Robert Bonfils (1886 - 1972), Imprimerie De Vaugirard, Paris. Framed (probably in the 1970’s) by John Jones Frames Ltd in a perspex frame.
Bears a Phillips Auction label where it was bought roughly 30 years ago and has been in a private collection since. P.O.A.
An iconic poster from a landmark exposition

Robert Bonfils worked as an illustrator, bookbinder, painter and decorator and was one of the most active French artists in the Art Deco period. As such he received the commission to design one of the four official posters to advertise the 1925 Parisian exhibition, from which the term Art Deco was derived. His image, in the style of a woodcut, is a classical allegory of a young girl frolicking in the woods with a gazelle. Above them is a stylized rose that was one of the symbols of the exhibition. This image was also used on the cover of the exhibition catalogue


  •  60cm x 40cm
  •  The poster has been well protected since it was professionally re-framed over 30 years ago.
     Minor creasing to the paper and slight staining but over all in great condition
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