Page 60 - Swann Galleries - Modernist Posters - Sale 2314 - May 13, 2013

PIERRE FABRE (DATES UNKNOWN)
70 ● MUSÉE GALLIERA / LES MÉTAUX DANS L’ART. 1932.
471/4x31 1/4 inches, 120x79 1/2 cm.
Condition B+ / B: repaired tears at edges, some affecting image; restored losses at edges; creases, abrasions
and restoration in margins and image; horizontal fold.
This large exhibition dedicated to metal work featured “lamps, seats, small furniture, elements of
interior decor (doors and banisters) made out of new materials such as aluminum” (Reclame p. 142).
Among the artists exhibiting were Lalique, Ruhlmann, Herbst and Dufresne. Also on exhibit were
advertising items made from zinc designed by Jean Carlu and the Martel Brothers. An unknown artist,
Pierre Fabre designed this poster in the same stylized, Art Deco fashion (paired with clever
typography), much like his famous contemporaries. Reclame 114. [1,200/1,800]
JEAN CARLU (1900-1997)
71 ● AQUARIUM DE MONACO. 1926.
40x28 inches, 103x73 cm. Robert Lang, Paris.
Condition B / B-: restored losses, repaired tears, restoration and overpainting in margins and image; creases
and abrasions in image; recreated margins; faded.
From 1925 to 1930, Carlu was at the peak of his creativity and designed what are still considered to
be his best posters. During this period, Carlu’s designs were influenced by the spatial nuances, angles
and abstracted forms of Cubism. This aquatic vision from the depths of the ocean is a true masterpiece
of design. In a hyper-stylized form, Carlu superimposes the shapes of a scorpion fish, a sunfish and
an eel to promote the new aquarium in Monaco. Carlu 12, Timeless Images 108, Weill 353, 1000
Posters 169, Reina Sofia p. 84, Affiches Art Deco p. 31. [3,000/4,000]
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