"Le Bel Été (The Beautiful Summer)" by Louis Strimpl. Antique French pochoir from the Gazette du Bon Ton published in Paris, 1913. It is an original pochoir, not a modern reproduction. The pochoir process was a labor intensive technique of producing prints using stencils to apply to the different colors by hand.
Gazette du Bon Ton was a small, but influential French magazine that catered to the upper class of Paris and highlighted the connections between art, fashion, beauty and lifestyle. It was founded by Lucien Vogel and was only published from 1912 to 1925. The magazine was exclusive and featured fine fashion plates on hand made "laid" paper with dramatic pochoir coloring hotsell. Many prominent artists and fashion designers contributed to the magazine including George Barbier, A.E. Marty, Pierre Brissaud, Bernard de Monvel, Georges Lepape, Eduardo Garcia Benito, Mario Simon, Charles Martin, Fernand Simeon, Robert Bonfils, and others.
The print is double-matted with a color base mat and a textured cream top mat. The matting is mounted to a rigid foam board backing and it is ready for framing.
Size:
Approx. 7-1/2" x 9-3/4" (sheet size), approx. 10" x 12" (overall matted size)
Condition:
Very good. It is clean with bright original hand color...a wonderful design by Strimpl! Professionally matted for use with a standard 10x12 frame.
It will be packaged in a sealed plastic sleeve on a backing and will ship within a rigid mailer for protection.
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Product code: The Beautiful Summer, Antique 1913 Pochoir from Gazette du Bon Ton, hotsell Art Deco French Fashion Print