Page 144 - Swann Galleries - Modernist Posters - Sale 2314 - May 13, 2013

RENÉ GRUAU (RENATO DE ZAVAGLI, 1909-2004)
174 ● [LES GIRLS / LA FEMME AU JAUNE.] Circa 1980.
51x29 inches, 1291/2x733 /4 cm.
Condition A. Signed and numbered 289/300 by the artist. Framed.
In the early 1980s, Gruau worked with Sylvie Nissen who owned the gallery in the Carlton Hotel in
Cannes, to design decorative lithographs which were issued as fine art prints in limited editions. This
image, from a series of three, entitled Les Girls, is a dynamic mixture of haute couture illustration and
Japanese-influenced calligraphy. [700/1,000]
DESIGNER UNKNOWN
175 ● DANS LE VENT / SCHNEIDER / RADIO - TÉLÉVISION. Circa 1958.
441/2x61 inches, 113x155 cm. Psycho Publicite, Paris.
Condition B+: creases and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; abrasions and staining in image.
Consumer electronic companies in France engaged in very progressive advertising campaigns in the
1950s and 60s. Leading the way was Philips, they were followed by Schneider and others, who created
attractive, life-style posters often featuring cutting edge photomontage imagery. Pictured is the
Tarantelle Series, a radio manufactured in 1958. [700/1,000]
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