PIERRE SEGOGNE (?-1958)
47
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DIANY DORANGE. 1923.
61
1
/
2
x44 inches, 156
1
/
4
x111
3
/
4
cm. Stella, Paris.
Condition B / B-: repaired tears, restored losses and overpainting in margins and image; creases, abrasions
and restoration along vertical and horizontal folds and in margins and image.
Although Segogne was a prolific film poster designer, he has largely been forgotten and his work
overlooked. Yet, for a short period in the 1920s he was extremely inventive and developed a singular
style using a stencil technique in which he would apply colors using either a sponge or a roll. This gave
his posters from the period a unique look, and for those that have survived, he is due more recognition
than he has received up until now. Dorange was a circus performer with a popular riding act. A program
from 1925 bills her as the star performer at
l’Empire
, one of the largest Parisian Music Halls. This exquisite
poster shows Segogne’s skill as a draftsman; his light, mannerist style is augmented by the warm, subtle
background of the circus ring, giving the image entrancing power.
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