Paul Mohr
Auto - Thermos original French antique vintage poster
1946

About the Item

Original French vintage poster: Auto - Thermos created by the artist Paul Mohr. Archival linen backed in very fine condition and ready to frame. This vintage poster features Josephine Baker holding one of the new percolator thermos for the kitchen. Very few original posters by the master Paul Mohr ever remained after World War 2. Very little information was known about him until we started to track down his history; presented here. Paul Gustave Mohr, a French Avant-garde poster designer from the Art Deco period was born Sept. 4, 1890 in Ham, France and died on April 13, 1959 in Paris. He lived most of his life in Paris, and then settled in the small town of Asnieres, France, just outside of Paris. He attended the Sorbonne University, as well as several art schools. During World War I, he was a pilot in the French Army from 1914-1917. Paul Mohr married Jeanne Levy in 1917 and they had three daughters: Helene, Genevieve, and Jacqueline. As an artist, he designed advertising posters from 1920 to 1940. His posters advertised Wonder cycles, Dainty cycles, Lustucru pasta, Banania sugar, Bremsit brakes, Champigneulles beer, L'Union beer, Dubonnet wine, as well as shoes and ham. About Josephine Baker: The stunning Josephine in all her scantily clad glory. She was alluring even in her sixties! This was her last show before her death. American-born Josephine Baker was originally limited in the level of success she could achieve in her own country by the color of her skin. But Europe embraced her openly as one of their greatest stars, particularly her adoptive country of France. She lived and performed overseas for more than 50 years, returning to the stage for her last show in 1975 (simply entitled Josephine). The show, a retrospective revue of Baker's lengthy career, opened on April 8th of that year to an audience of international celebrities that included Princess Grace of Monaco and her husband Prince Rainier (both of whom were backers of the show), Mick Jagger, Sophia Loren, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Shirley Bassey, Liza Minelli, Diana Ross, and many others. The show brought the Jazz Age Queen some of the best reviews of her life, but she died just four days after her brilliant opening performance, following three days in a coma. She was 69-years-old, and she became the first American woman to be buried in France with full military honors, thanks to her espionage work on behalf of the Allies during World War II.

Creator:

Paul Mohr (1890 - 1959)

Creation Year:

1946

Dimensions:

Height: 59.5 in (151.13 cm)Width: 39 in (99.06 cm)Depth: 0.07 in (1.78 mm)

Medium:

Lithograph

Movement & Style:

Art Deco

Period:

1940-1949