George BARBIER - dessin signé - original - encre - 1918





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George BARBIER, signed original drawing in ink, dated 1918, a character study in ink on paper measuring 26×20 cm, in French.
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George BARBIER - signed drawing - original - ink - 1918
George Barbier was born in Nantes on October 16, 1882. He died in Paris on March 16, 1932. Barbier was a French painter, fashion designer, and illustrator. He also used the pseudonym Edward W. Larry. Barbier was recognized for his fashion illustrations in the 1920s. He contributed to fashion magazines and worked on costumes for theater and ballet.
He worked for satirical newspapers such as Le Rire and La Baïonnette, then for fashion magazines: together with Tommasso Antongini, he revived the title of Journal des dames et des modes (1797-1839), which he relaunched in June 1912 and ended in August 1914, the Gazette du Bon Ton, to which he contributed not only fashion illustrations but also texts, Modes et manières d'aujourd'hui, Les Feuillets d'art, Femina, Vogue France, Comœdia illustré, and La Guirlande.
Figure study, ink on paper, dated 1918, signed in the middle right, 26*20cm.
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George BARBIER - signed drawing - original - ink - 1918
George Barbier was born in Nantes on October 16, 1882. He died in Paris on March 16, 1932. Barbier was a French painter, fashion designer, and illustrator. He also used the pseudonym Edward W. Larry. Barbier was recognized for his fashion illustrations in the 1920s. He contributed to fashion magazines and worked on costumes for theater and ballet.
He worked for satirical newspapers such as Le Rire and La Baïonnette, then for fashion magazines: together with Tommasso Antongini, he revived the title of Journal des dames et des modes (1797-1839), which he relaunched in June 1912 and ended in August 1914, the Gazette du Bon Ton, to which he contributed not only fashion illustrations but also texts, Modes et manières d'aujourd'hui, Les Feuillets d'art, Femina, Vogue France, Comœdia illustré, and La Guirlande.
Figure study, ink on paper, dated 1918, signed in the middle right, 26*20cm.
Careful handling
Return accepted

