George Barbier 5 (French, 1882-1932)

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George Barbier
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The Red Tree. L'Arbre Rouge
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"La Belle Hélène, a book illustration published
in 1922.
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The birth of Venus
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The Symbolic Ring, Illustration from Les Chansons
de Bilitis
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Phedra Hypolytus
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Solomon
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The muse of history
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George
Barbier
French illustrators of the early 20th century
Barbier was a regular contributor to such fashion
periodicals as "Journal Des Dames et Des Modes,"
"Gazette du Bon Ton," and "Modes et Manieres
d'Aujourd'hui" in which he illustrated creations
from the finest fashion houses of Worth, Lanvin
and Poiret.
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.
Barbier's women were sophisticated and innocent,
the men suave and elegant. Other outstanding
titles include "Les Cantiques de Cantiques,"
1911 "Le Bonheur du Jour," 1924 "Falbalas et
Fanfreluches," 1919-1924 and "Les Fetes
Galantes," 1928. Barbier imbued his images with a
luxury and decadence that has come to exemplify
Art Deco's Golden Age. Magnificently illustrated
by George Barbier and designed by Schmied, the
edition of Maurice de Guérins two tales, The
Centaur and The Bacchante, features thirty
woodblock images, all in full color and
highlighted in gold and silver. Although Schmied
only began doing illustrated books at age 50,
the resulting work comprises some of the best Art
Deco books ever produced. Obsessing over every
detail of a books production, he was involved in
everything from selecting the paper to designing
the illustrations and typefaces on each page
George Barbier (1882 - 1932) portrait by
Charles Martin
George Barbier studied at the Ecole des Beaux
Arts and began his career as a costume and set
designer for the Ballets Russes. Barbier is
considered one of the very finest illustrators in
the Art Deco genre, although much of his work is
done in a Greek classic style influenced by his
love of antiquities. Barbier was passionate about
dance and illustrated many books on the subject.
Renowned for his work in costume and fashion
illustration, Barbier also explored poster art,
textile and wallpaper design, packaging and
postcards. His books, particularly those done in
collaboration with Francois-Louis Schmied are
masterpieces in Art Deco book illustration. These
titles include "Les Chansons de Bilitis," 1922
"Personnages de Comedie,"1922 "Poemes en Prose,"
1928 and "Vies Imaginaires," 1929.
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Love, Desire Death
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Presentation Sanda Foisoreanu
2011
Sound Cecilia Bartoli - La Coccinelle, song for
voice piano (Bizet)