George Barbier 4 (French, 1882-1932)

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George Barbier
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George
Barbier
French illustrators of the early 20th century
George Barbier's career "started", for all
practical purposes in 1912. Three important new
Paris fashion magazines began publishing in that
year and Barbier was made the principal
illustrator for two of them
Born in Nantes, France on October 10, 1882,
Barbier was 29 years old when he mounted his
first exhibition in 1911 and was subsequently
swept to the forefront of his profession with
commissions to design theatre and ballet
costumes, to illustrate books, and to produce
haute couture fashion illustrations.
George Barbier (1882 - 1932) portrait by
Charles Martin
One of them, the Journal des Dames et des Modes
lasted only two years but served to establish
Barbier as a designer, since the illustrations in
the magazine were not copies of couturier models
but designs Barbier did himself. This allowed
Barbier to exert an influence on fashion without
actually running a couturier house himself. The
Journal des Dames et des Modes ... was a luxury
magazine for an exclusive clientele only 1279
copies of each issue were printed. The magazine
appeared three times a month The text part of
each number filled eight pages and consisted of
belles lettres - aphorisms, fashionable poetry,
fashion notes and the like - written by pillars
of tout Paris...Anatole France, Jean Cocteau and
the Comtesse de Noailles. In addition, each issue
was accompanied by from one to five unbound
colored fashion plates...the yearly subscription
price was 100 francs in France, 120 francs
elsewhere. Needless to say, copies of the
magazine are extremely rare, as are individual
plates. Fortunately, Dover and Rizzoli have
reprinted most of the plates between them so that
studying them at second hand is now possible.
Barbier began his career as a costume and set
designer for the Ballets Russes, where he became
inspired by the poetic movements of the
celebrated Russian dancer Vaslav Nijinsky.
Designs on the Dances of Vaslav Nijinsky is
Barbier's first illustrated book and one of the
first lavishly produced editions de luxe that
became so popular in France and London during the
1910's and 1920's.  George Barbier is considered
one of the finest illustrators in the Art Deco
genre. With a distinctive elegance and
simplicity, he captured the mood and atmosphere
of his time. Barbier was successful in a
multitude of visual disciplines, including
fashion illustration and advertising graphics, as
well as poster, textile and wallpaper design.
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2011
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