SPECTACULAR LARGE CHARLES GESMAR 1922 POSSIBLE POSTER DESIGN FOR FOLIES BERGERE
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:110871 | Style: Art Deco |
| Original/Reproduction: Original | Maker: Charles Gesmar |
| Type: Gouache | Material: Paper |
| Height: 20” | Width: 14” |
THIS IS A SPECTACULAR GOUACHE ON HEAVY HIGH QUALITY PAPER OF A CHORUS LINE BY THE FAMOUS ART DECO FRENCH PAINTER OF MUSIC HALL , CABARET , FOLIES BERGERE , MOULIN ROUGE AND MANY OTHER VENUES CHARLES GESMAR AND IT IS PENCIL SIGNED . THIS IS LAID ON CARDBOARD AND IT COULD BE FRAMED AS IS OR IF YOURE CONCERNED ABOUT FUTURE ISSUES YOU COULD HAVE IT PROFESSIONALLY REMOVED. IT IS SIGNED IN PENCIL AND DATED 1922 . GESMAR’S CAREER STARTED WHEN HE WAS 16 AND HE DIED AFTER 11 YEARS AT A...GE 27 OF PNEUMONIA . DURING THAT SHORT CAREER HE DEIGNED NUMEROUS POSTERS, THOUSANDS OF COSTUMES AND AMAZING ARTWORK . HE FAMOUSLY WAS TAKEN UNDER WING BY THE CABARET ENTERTAINER MISTINGUETT AND DESIGNED HER COSTUMES AND POSTERS DURING HIS CAREER. HE WORKED IN PARIS FRANCE DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD AS BARBIER ERTE AND LEPAPE AMONG OTHERS THIS IS SMALL POSTER SIZE AT ROUGHLY 14 X 20 INCHES . DONT MISS THIS AMAZING ART DECO FIND.
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