1970s Georges de Feure Poster, Le Journal des Ventes, Belle Epoque, licenced to Athena, art deco nouveau, wall art decor
This is a 1970s Athena reprint of Georges de Feure's famous poster For the Journal de Ventes. One of the most opulent and evocative images of the Belle Epoque and deservedly de Feure's most celebrated poster de Feure's finest poster, and one of the most beautiful of the whole period. The Journal des Ventes was a Belgian auction journal. The image of the fox, depicted in lower text area, is a nod to the publisher, Charles Vos, as vos means "fox," in Dutch.
Published by Athena reproductions
Dimensions: 33.5 in x 23 in (85 cm x 58 cm)
Condition: Pinhole damage, some foxing, see photos.
Georges de Feure was a French painter, theatrical designer, and industrial art designer in the symbolism and Art Nouveau styles. He was born in Paris. His father was an affluent Dutch architect, and his mother was Belgian. He was influenced by Jules Chéret in his posters for the café concert but most likely was never his pupil and became the key designer of Siegfried Bing for L'Art Nouveau.
He showed work in the Exposition Universelle de Paris exhibition in 1900. He designed furniture, worked for newspapers, created theater designs for Le Chat Noir cabaret and posters. In August 1901, de Feure was nominated Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his contribution to the decorative arts. He died in poverty at the age of 75 years in Paris.
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