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C1915
1915 L’Ouragan
Artist:
Georges Lepape (1887 - 1971)
Stunning Art Deco fashion illustration by the great Georges Lepape. From La Gazette du Bon Ton.
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Full Title:
1915 L’Ouragan
Date:
C1915
Artist:
Georges Lepape (1887 - 1971)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Pochoir
Image Size:
140mm
x 167mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1915
Description:
Stunning Art Deco fashion illustration by the great Georges Lepape.
From La Gazette du Bon Ton.
Biography:
Georges Lepape (1887-1971)
Lepape was born in Paris, France in 1887 and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. In 1910 he exhibited at the Salon d’Automne, where he met the great designer Paul Poiret. They became friends and began collaborating together. In 1911, he illustrated Poiret’s brochure, Les Choses de Paul Poiret.
Shortly after, Mr. Lepape, left to work for designer Jean Patou, where he illustrated Patou’s collections. During this period he illustrated many magazine covers for the likes of the Gazette Du Bon Ton, Femina, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Vanity Fair. In 1923, Mr. Lepape produced theatre costumes designs for Maurice Maeterlinck’s The Blue Bird.
Georges Lepape’s was one of the great Art Deco artists.
