Raymond MorettiFrench 20th Century drawing of Dancers at the Jazz club1960
1960
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- Creator:Raymond Moretti (1931 - 2005, French)
- Creation Year:1960
- Dimensions:Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)Width: 23.25 in (59.06 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:Overall good condition, minor oxidisation to paper.
- Gallery Location:Petworth, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU54037202212
Raymond Moretti
Raymond Moretti was a French abstract painter. Born in Nice, France, on July 23, 1931, he made a living creating lithographs for posters, magazine covers and stamps. Deeply involved with jazz music, he had many famous musicians sit for him, including Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong and Thelonious Monk. In the 1960s, he illustrated covers for a series of 12 highly sought-after jazz LPs called Moretti Verve. Notably, he created the French Judicial Police logo, which combines the head of a man with the head of a tiger. Moretti died on June 3, 2005, in Paris, France.
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