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.
Charles Gesmar, Original Vintage Theatre Poster, Spinelly, Music Hall, 1922
By Charles Gesmar
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Charles Gesmar-Spinelly-Music Hall, 1922 Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Multi-Color Region of Origin: Franc...
Paper
1984 Frank Zappa - The Greek Theatre Original Vintage Poster
Located in Winchester, GB
Featuring brilliant and colourful artwork, this beautiful poster was created in 1984 to promote a live concert of Frank Zappa at the Greek Theatre in Berke...
Paper
$5,184
H 27.76 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage 1922 Motor Car Racing Poster Armangue Trophy Tarragona Spain
By A. Garcia
Located in London, GB
Original vintage motor car racing poster advertising the Armangué Trophy in Tarragona on 29 October 1922 organized by the Reial Moto Club de Cataluny...
Paper
$800Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.78 in W 30.71 in D 0 in
Mid 20th Century Original Theatre Poster, "Les Spectacles" November 1922
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Mid 20th Century Original Theatre Poster, "Les Spectacles" November 1922 This is an original vintage poster which is linen backed for preservation. This poster is dated 1922, it li...
Linen, Paper
$3,110
H 40.95 in W 27.17 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Movie Poster Citizen Kane Orson Welles The Mercury Theatre
Located in London, GB
Original vintage movie poster for the Oscar award winning cinematic masterpiece Citizen Kane directed by and starring the influential American actor and filmmaker Orson Welles (1915-1985) featuring a striking portrait of Orson Welles as the newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane with a bold red letter K over his face in the style of a news edit with the title in bold red and white above the tagline in black and white along the centre - Some called him a hero...others called him a heel - and quote by Time magazine on the red line below - Most sensational product of the U.S. Movie Industry - with the list of the distinguished cast of The Mercury Actors. Founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman the independent Mercury Theatre (1937-1946) in New York produced plays and motion pictures as well as radio programmes; the actors listed are Joseph Cotten, Everett Sloane, George Coulouris, Paul Stewart...
Paper
$10,369
H 40.16 in W 28.35 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Moscow Theatre Festival 1935 USSR Intourist
By Nikolai Zhukov
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the Moscow Theatre Festival / Festival Theatral de Moscou held from 1-10 September 1935 featuring a dramatic Constructivist design with a stro...
Paper
$1,659
H 24.41 in W 13.78 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Music Poster The Genius Ray Charles Single Concert Turin Italy
Located in London, GB
Original vintage poster advertising a music concert performance by the notable American singer and musician Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson; 1930-2004) The Genius presented by Francesco Sanavio at the Teatro Alfieri in Turin Italy on Tuesday 11 April 1967 featuring a red stage curtain...
Paper
$3,041
H 47.64 in W 31.5 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Stamboul Music Theatre Drama Play Istanbul Turkey Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage musical theatre poster for Stamboul / Istanbul advertising poems and music by the composer Edouard Tremisot (1874-1952) and a lyrical ...
Paper
$2,142
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Merton Of The Movies Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Comedy Play
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Merton of the Movies George S. Kaufman Marc Connelly Minnesota Theatre Company Tyrone Guthrie Theatre featuring a stun...
Paper
$1,728
H 59.85 in W 40.16 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Queen Innuendo Juggling Grandville
Located in London, GB
Original vintage music advertising poster - Queen Innuendo new album out now - featuring a colourised lithograph by the French illustrator and caricaturist Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard...
Paper
$7,604
H 38 in W 27.96 in D 0.04 in
Original 1934 Leningrad Music Hall Theatre Poster for the Seducer of Seville
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Russian theatre advertising poster for a play performed at the Leningrad Music Hall in 1934, The Seducer of Seville (aka The Trickster of ...
Paper
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 81.11 in W 77.17 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Boris Bucan "CRACKS ZAGREB YOUTH THEATRE" c. 1980
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Boris Bućan stands as a towering figure in the realm of contemporary art, renowned for his bold and vibrant visual style that transcends traditional boundaries. Born in Croatia in 19...
Paper
$1,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 55.12 in W 26.78 in D 0 in
Original French Lithographic Theatre Poster, 'Les Grandes Manoeuvres'
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original French Lithographic Theatre Poster, 'Les Grandes Manoeuvres' This is an original poster which has been linen backed for preservation, the overall condition is very good. ...
Linen, Paper
Sold
H 66 in W 50.5 in D 1.5 in
French Art Deco Lithograph of Cabaret Performer "Mistinguett" by Charles Gesmar
By Charles Gesmar
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco color lithograph was realized in Paris, France by the legendary costume-designer/ graphic artist Charles Gesmar circa 1925. The subject of this piece is the cabaret performer Mistinguette portrayed here with pearl wrist bauble bracelets, jade and lapis lazuli rings, and a luxurious white mink coat...
Paper
Charles Gesmar Original Jane Pierly Poster, 1925 'Signed'
By Charles Gesmar
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Framed large poster of chanteuse Jane Pierly smoking a cigarette in a fur wrap by noted artist Charles Gesmar, printed by H. Chachoin, France 1925 (signed on front). These were done ...
Plexiglass, Wood, Paint, Paper