Charles Gesmar (born Geismar), known as Gesmar, was one of the designers of costumes and posters during the golden age of the Paris music hall during the Jazz Age and was primarily renowned for his work for the Parisian star Mistinguett. Although his tenure was short, his output was prolific, and his creativity and talent unrivaled at the time. Gesmar’s costumes and graphics caused as much excitement at the time, as shown a few years earlier by the elegance of Leon Bakst’s Ballets Russes. The seductive and sophisticated elegance of his art influenced generations of graphic designers, and he was indisputably a bridge linking the works by other two great artists who worked for the Moulin Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and René Gruau. Gesmar allegedly died of pneumonia in February 1928, before his 28th birthday.
$700
Dancer in Black and Gold Dress - Gouache French Art Deco Costume Design 1920
By Charles Gesmar
Located in London, GB
This work is stamped in black ink with the artist's stamp "C. Gesmar" in the lower right corner of the paper. The work belonged to the estate of Jean-Marie Riviere, the legendary m...
Gouache, Pencil
$750
H 18 in W 13 in D 0.07 in
A Set of Two Original Woodblock Prints of WW II Era Tahitian Life, Signed
By Wolfgang Wolff
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer are a set comprised of two stunning, original woodblock prints by the German-born artist Wolfgang Wolff (1909–1994). Wolff was a Jewish jurisprudent and administrative law j...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Woodblock
Blue Hydrangea
By Elyse Ashe Lord
Located in Middletown, NY
A lively image by a female artist who was part of a vibrant generation of British printmakers who were pushing the boundaries of color and technique during the early 20th century. N...
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Woodcut
'Lisa' Italian 1960s Women's Fashion Design Illustration
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original 1960s fashion design from a Northern Italian fashion house. Sketched and coloured by hand with a pencil sketch of the reverse. The name and description of the outfit is type...
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Instruction in the Palace of Pong-Lai
By Elyse Ashe Lord
Located in Middletown, NY
A lively image by a female artist who was part of a vibrant generation of British printmakers who were pushing the boundaries of color and technique during the early 20th century. N...
Handmade Paper, Gouache, Drypoint, Woodcut
'Claudette' Italian 1960s Women's Fashion Design Illustration
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original 1960s fashion design from a Northern Italian fashion house. Sketched and coloured by hand with a pencil sketch of the reverse. The name and description of the outfit is type...
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
$438
H 22.05 in W 28.94 in
"La Partie de Campagne" (Excursion to the countryside) - 1951 Lithograph
By (after) Fernand Léger
Located in GB
After Fernand Léger: La Partie de Campagne (Excursion to the Countryside), 1943 Lithograph in colours after a gouache Dimensions (image only): 35 x 52 cm This work is a lithograph...
Gouache, Color, Lithograph
Jane
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Jane' in pink and dark blue. Monotype EV with mixed media hand coloring including ink, gouache, pencils. Ed 1/4. Kim Frohsin, who is often associated with the Bay Area Figurative m...
Gouache, Monotype, Mixed Media, Ink, Color Pencil
J.L. Stripes
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
An iconic female Frohsin figure with red and white stripes and heavy hand coloring. Monotype EV Ed 4/4. Signed front in pencil by Frohsin, who is strongly associated with the Bay Are...
Ink, Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil, Pigment, Monotype
J. T. Skirt
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Monotype ev edition 2/7 with hand coloring. The plate (image) is 15 x 14 inches and the overall paper size is 29 1/2 x 22 inches. The artist spent 12 years creating monotype ev's, an...
Gouache, Mixed Media, Monotype, Pastel
'Malibrand' Italian 1960s Women's Fashion Design Illustration
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original 1960s fashion design from a Northern Italian fashion house. Sketched and coloured by hand with a pencil sketch of the reverse. The name and description of the outfit is type...
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
$750
H 18 in W 13 in D 0.07 in
A Set of Two Original Woodblock Prints of 1940s Tahitian Life, Signed
By Wolfgang Wolff
Located in San Francisco, CA
On offer are a set comprised of two stunning, original woodblock prints by the German-born artist Wolfgang Wolff (1909–1994). Wolff was a Jewish jurisprudent and administrative law j...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Woodblock
$2,850
H 22.75 in W 17.25 in D 0.13 in
'Woman in a Kimono', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamped, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A substantial monotype and gouache showing a young woman seated, her kimono fallen open and b...
Paper, Gouache, Graphite, Monotype
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H 47.5 in W 30 in D 0.3 in
Original Moulin Rouge Mistinguett, 1926 French cabaret vintage poster on linen
By Charles Gesmar
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1926 Mistinguett Moulin Rouge Poster - Linen Backed, Professionally Restored with fold marks, ready to frame. It seems that most of this specific poster was folded when rele...
Lithograph