ganymedesrocks: uranist-art:George Barbier (1882-1932) – Artiste français Faune, colombe et centau
ganymedesrocks: uranist-art: George Barbier (1882-1932) – Artiste français Faune, colombe et centaures / Faun, Dove and Centaurs Peintre, dessinateur de mode et illustrateur, il crée de nombreux décors et costumes pour le music-hall, le théâtre ou le cinéma. L'influence des vases grecs, des miniatures indiennes marqua profondément son style précis et élégant, typique de la facture Art déco. Painter, fashion designer and illustrator, he created numerous sets and costumes for music hall, theater or cinema. The influence of the Greek vases, Indian miniatures marked deeply his precise and elegant style, typical of Art Deco workmanship. Source : http://balthazarromanticdiary.tumblr.com (Balthazar’s Diary - 21.11.2016) George Barbier was one of the key artists of the “Art Deco” movement and one of the most prestigious French artist’s and fashion illustrators to emerge from post World War I in the early twentieth century. He produced the most exquisite, high-colour fashion plates for the couturier Paul Poiret, but also contemporaries such as Lanvin, Paquin and Vionnet. His elegantly refined, graphic style was typical of the “Art Deco” school and the influences of Orientalism, antique vases, Indian miniatures the Ballet Russes aquarelles, etc. His stylised, precisely-illustrated fashion vignettes seem to effortlessly capture and define the atmosphere of the 1920s and are so evocative of that by-gone era and a certain type of upper-class lifestyle. -- source link