Le Modele Interessant
6 1/2 by 9 3/4 inches
BBR62 $95
Some consider George Barbier’s Falbalas & Fanfreluches to be his greatest work. It is rarely found, as only 600 copies were issued, so Panteek is delighted to be able to present this superb portfolio in its entirety, published over a period of five years from 1922-1926.
Georges Barbier was born in 1882 in Nantes, France and studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Early on, he came to the attention of Lucien Vogel and contributed to the Bon Ton Gazette, along with many notable artists of the day, including Brissaud, Lepape, Iribe, Marty, Martin, Brunelleschi and many more. His illustrations for the Bon Ton are now the most desirable of all.
Writer Albert Flament said of Barbier, "When our times are lost . . . some of his water-colours and drawings will be all that is necessary to resurrect the taste and the spirit of the years in which we have lived.” (Preface to Personnages de comédie). Ironically, when the highly-successful artist died early on at the age of 50, his work quickly sank into obscurity. The recent past has vindicated his art, with the first exhibition of his works held at the Fortuny Museum in Venice, Italy in 2008.
