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 Collecting
Art Deco Posters
Normandie 1935
Adolphe Mouron Cassandre
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In the 1920s,
Art Deco style rose in popularity and
the influence of its pioneer designers eventually permeated into
all facets of design. In the art world Art Deco and other art
movements like Cubism, Futurism, Dada and Expressionism, all had
a profound influence, no where more so than in graphic design,
especially advertising and other kinds of posters and magazine
illustrations.
The new style of
graphic art was typified by streamlined images and bold undecorated
lettering. Its images were no longer angelic children or pretty
flowers but huge ocean going liners, motor cars, or stylised women
often in garments showing an Egyptian influence or the fashions
of the day.
Pathe, 1932
Adolphe Mouron Cassandre
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Over the last few
years Art Deco has risen in popularity with collectors and no
where is this more evident than in the field of genuine Art Deco
posters. When they were originally printed, many of them were
'disposable art' , printed for advertising and so many have long
since been destroyed. Many collectors concentrate on one area,
for example collecting only transport related posters or film
posters. The most popular categories for collectors have consequently
risen in price.
If you want to
collect original posters, here are some points to help:
- unless a poster is extremely
rare and desirable, tears and folds across the main image will
decrease its value quite drastically
- a little damage around the edges
of a poster is acceptable
- unmounted posters are preferable
to those mounted on board
Some of the famous names in Art
Deco poster design are:
- Adolphe J. M. Cassandre - specialised
in posters of transport and machinery and employ bold images
and a striking use of light and shade (see poster at the top
of page).
- Erté - produced striking
stylised pictures of women in exotic costume, sometimes with
an Eygptian influence. The figure is usually set against a black
background.
- Louis Icart - many of this artist's
pictures are of beautiful sophisticated women, usually nude
or semi-nude and the works usually have just two or three predominant
colours.
- Jean Dupas - this artist was
one of those commissioned to produce posters for London Transport.
He also produced pictures of very stylised women and, typical
of Art Deco females, very slim and pretty.
Take a look at some more posters
by AJM Cassandre and Erté - Art
Deco Posters.
Read more articles on Art
Deco.
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