Paul Colin - Original Vintage Lithograph Poster (BAL) TABARIN - 1920s

Original Vintage French Art Deco Lithograph Poster "TABARIN" by Paul Colin

Tabarin
Artist: Paul Colin (1892-1986)
Size: approximately 23 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches, 60.2 x 40 cm.
Year: 1928
Condition: A/Excellent
Unbacked

Please note; this is an original first printing and not a modern reprint!
Purchased at Rennert's Gallery NYC, PAI (Poster Auctions International)!

Reference: Ref: Colin, 25 (var); Colin Affichiste, 172; Timeless Images, 91; Weill, 365; Art Deco, p. 101; PAI-XL 311, Art Deco Graphics, p.101, Colin 172, Paul Colin and the Spectacles 131, Swann Auctions Sale 2510/lot 38

The Bal Tabarin, a popular nightclub in Montmartre, was opened in 1904 by Auguste Bosc, a composer of some renown in Paris during the "gay nineties." The club established its reputation with the Belle Époque favorite, the cancan, continuing to perform it long after World War I, when the craze had all but faded elsewhere. In the mid-1920s, two retired dancers revitalized the club by introducing the Charleston. The passage of time and changing trends are vividly illustrated here, with three different women dancing three separate dances all merged into a single image. This is one of the most sophisticated compositions Colin designed, filled with remarkable movements of various arms and legs, combining three images into one. Using only three colors, Colin pays a flamboyant tribute to the art of dancing and has created a timeless image reflecting the energy of Paris during the Jazz Age.