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La Guirlande des Mois

Creator: George Barbier
Offered by: Shapero Gallery

Description
BARBIER, GEORGE.
La Guirlande des Mois.
Stock Code 99717
Paris, Meynial, 1917
£3,750
A fine, complete set of this celebrated periodical, which, although published in a small format due to wartime austerity, is nevertheless extremely luxurious. The early volumes of these beautiful little annual almanacs often include images of men in military uniform. In addition to the pochoir illustrations, Barbier contributed articles from 1918 to 1921 on such topics as the Ballets Russes, epigrams, opera, and the pleasures of love. The fashions depicted show a radical post-war shift in style with the adoption of shorter and fuller skirts, backless gowns, and fabrics that incorporated more risqué elements of the tango.

Description
First editions, 5 vols, 12mo (12.3 x 8.4 cm); 31 colour pochoir lithograph plates, illustrations in the text; original pictorial satin over Bodoni boards with pictorial dust-wrappers, original decorated slipcases, some age-toning to dust wrappers but otherwise very attractive copies.

Bibliography
Stock ID:99717

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	France
Period:	1900-1919
Styles / Movements:	Other, Modern
Dealer Reference #:	99717
Incollect Reference #:	582201

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Based in the heart of Mayfair in London, we specialise in prints and original works on paper across a broad range of subjects, from antique prints to modern pochoir plates, as well as photographs from vintage photography to modern art photography.

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