Tag Archives: 1920s
A future made of concrete and metal
This gallery contains 23 photos.
Poster of the movie Metropolis (directed by Fritz Lang in 1927) and Jean Després’ brooch (silver and black onyx) and bracelet. The Art Deco movement influenced all the arts like jewelry and architecture. Jean Després (1889-1980) was a famous Art … Continue reading
Dreaming of the 1920s
This gallery contains 6 photos.
Eduardo Garcia Benito’s Vogue covers (Vogue July 1926 and Vogue May 1926) and Janis kerman’s earrings and bracelet. The 1920s was influenced by the Art Deco movement.
Beauté intemporelle
This gallery contains 37 photos.
Vogue cover by the Art Deco illustrator Georges Lepape (Vogue September 1926) and Janis kerman’s brooch and earrings.
Autumn illustrated by Art Deco illustrators
This gallery contains 9 photos.
Art Deco emerged in 1925, at the World’s Fair in Paris, France. This art movement is called Art Deco in reference to the name of the “Exposition Internationale des Arts décoratifs et industriels modernes”. George Barbier, George Wolfe Plank, Georges … Continue reading
The vintage fashion House Molyneux
This gallery contains 78 photos.
Edward Molyneux (1891-1974) was a British fashion designer based in Paris and known for his elegant and wearable clothes. He represented the Parisian chic and elegance. In 1911, he started as a sketcher after he won a design competition organized … Continue reading
The fashion and Old Hollywood illustrator F. Earl Christy
This gallery contains 104 photos.
F. Earl Christy (1883-1961) was a reknown American illustrator. He drew especially portraits of women (Pictorial review, American magazine, Modern Priscilla…) and realized illustrations of movie stars. Among the actresses he drew, there were Claudette Colbert, Carole Lombard and Shirley … Continue reading
The Art Deco illustrator Coles Philipps
This gallery contains 7 photos.
Coles Phillips (1880-1927) was an American and Art Deco illustrator who worked from World War I to the late 1920s. He was a pioneer : he introduced for the first time the Art Deco style into adversitings and fashion magazines. … Continue reading
The Art Deco illustrator André Édouard Marty
This gallery contains 94 photos.
André Édouard Marty (1882-1974) was a French engraver and illustrator. He studied at the École des Beaux arts where he met the future Art Deco illustrators André Brissaud, Georges Lepape and Charles Martin. He was an important figure of the … Continue reading
The illustrator Matou en peluche
This gallery contains 112 photos.
“Matou en peluche” (“Stuffed tomcat” in French) is a talented illustrator based in Australia. His drawings are graceful and inspired by Art Deco (1920s, 1930s). Among his favourite subjects, there are portraits of women with an Art Deco style and … Continue reading