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George Barbier
Lykas, The Songs of Bilitis

$5,179.43
£3,750VAT Included
€4,462.82
CA$7,182.87
A$7,226.87
CHF 4,194.72
MX$88,076.02
NOK 48,417.93
SEK 49,683.31
DKK 33,358.23

About the Item

Watercolour and Chinese ink on paper, signed and dated (upper right), 10cm x 17cm (30cm x 38cm framed). George Barbier was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. Born in Nantes, France on 16 October 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. For the next 20 years Barbier led a group from the Ecole des Beaux Arts who were nicknamed by Vogue "The Knights of the Bracelet"—a tribute to their fashionable and flamboyant mannerisms and style of dress. Included in this élite circle were Bernard Boutet de Monvel and Pierre Brissaud (both of whom were Barbier's first cousins), Paul Iribe, Georges Lepape, and Charles Martin. During his career Barbier also turned his hand to jewellery, glass and wallpaper design, wrote essays and many articles for the prestigious Gazette du bon ton. In the mid-1920s he worked with Erté to design sets and costumes for the Folies Bergère.
  • Creator:
    George Barbier (1882 - 1932, French)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.82 in (30 cm)Width: 14.97 in (38 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: George Barbier, Lykas1stDibs: LU2263211840962

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