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CHARLES-FÉLIX GIR (1883-1941)
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BAL DU GRAND PRIX Á L’OPERA. 1929.
23x15
1
/
2
inches, 58
1
/
2
x39
1
/
2
cm. Lapina & Fils, Paris.
Condition B+: restored losses and overpainting in margins, some into image; repaired tears at edges; repaired
pin holes in corners and margins.
Charles Gir was a painter and poster designer who worked for various theaters and music halls
promoting performers and performances. He also did sketches, drawings, and even sculptures based
on the opera and ballet, which he loved and attended regularly. He often created work for magazines,
such as
L’Assiette Au Beurre
. Gir may best be remembered by a poster designed by his friend Paul
Colin, promoting an exhibition of Gir’s art works.
PREVIOUSLY UNRECORDED
-
RARE
.
[600/900]
TITO LIVIO DE MADRAZO (1899-1979)
74
●
SAINT • CLAIR AND DAY. 1930.
31
1
/
2
x22 inches, 80x56 cm. Richier Laugier, Paris.
Condition A-: minor creases, abrasions and scuffing at edges and in image; minor restoration along vertical
and horizontal folds.
Spanish by birth, Madrazo moved to Paris in 1930; in the following decade, he designed a series of
posters promoting many of the Spanish dancers and performers in Paris. While most of these
commissions were for second-rate acts, Madrazo brought a first-rate style to his work. All of his posters
reflect his immediately recognizable personal style, in which he elongates his subjects into virtual
ribbons and elastic bands, creating swirling movement out of their unusual contortions.
Saint Clair
and Day
is one of his best pieces. He depicts Saint Clair in outline, with his arm curved above his head
in a manner reflecting the sweep of Day’s floating, ribbon-like body. It is one of the most unusually
elegant posters of the period.
[1,200/1,800]
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