Jean Peltier

French Art Deco Period Gouache Study by Jean Peltier, 1930s

circa 1930s

Gouache Image size: 5 x 4 inches (13 x 10 cm) Acid free mount and oak frame As well as being an accomplished artist and illustrator, Gerald Spink worked an aeronautical engineer for Hawker Engineering in Kingston-on-Thames. He designed artwork for a number of travel and advertising posters, for such clients as Southern Railways...

Unique, one of a kind original gouache on paper from Harper's Bazar series. Hand signed lower front by Erte; titled top front with studio catalog number on verso. Sheet size 10.7...

One Thousand and One Nights - It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights. What is notable about this work is how magnificently composed, designed, and rendered it is. Its l...

The paper in some of these photos looks overly textured due to the sharpness of the high-res digital camera. In person, with the human eye, the paper looks reasonably smooth with out blemishes. For this fashion illustration, Georges Lepape paints a stunning abstract pattern for the subject dress that is repeated in her hair. The work represents an early use of metallic paint, with silver metallic in the dress and bronze metallic in the blouse. Lepape's highly detailed drawing becomes more evident the closer you look. It's quite amazing how deftly he rendered facial feature on such a small scale. "Eva" 1918 Gouache, watercolor, and ink on paper Signed and dated, lower right: '1918' Inscribed, verso: "Costume for L'enfantement du mort, (miracle en pourpre, et or.). Devised by Marcel L'Herbier and performed at the Théatre Edouard VII and the Comédie des Champs-Elysées, 1919" Provenance: Ex-collection Lucien...

Erté (Romain de Tirtoff) 1892-1990 | Russian-French Boucles d'oreilles en corail (Coral Earrings) Signed “Erté” (lower right) Inscribed “n°3544 / Boucles d'oreilles en corail et tu...

This is an Art Deco original illustration drawing, hand-painted with ink and gouache on paper, designed by French artist Edouard Halouze. The artwork features two stylish female mode...