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 - £Sold
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