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GEORGES KUGELMANN BENDA (DATES UNKNOWN)
75
●
M
LLE
NAPIERKOWSKA. 1914.
62x46
1
/
2
inches, 157
1
/
2
x118 cm. Pathé Frères Editeurs, [Paris.]
Condition A / A-: creases and minor loss in margins; minor restoration and creases along unobtrusive
vertical and horizontal folds.
Although he designed a few posters, Benda was primarily a painter. His most well-known image was for
Mistinguett, who happened to be a friend of Stacia Napierkowska, a dancer and an actress who was active
during the silent-movie era. “L’Étoile du Génie” was a film about a failing composer who turned to a
struggling dancer for his muse. Using a simple color palette, Benda catches the dancer in a graceful moment.
[1,500/2,000]