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
$2,993
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
$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
$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
$1,632
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
$5,102
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
$2,108
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
$952
H 33.08 in W 23.43 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Berlin River Spree Music Art Theatre Night Life
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting Berlin - und abends an die Spree / and an evening on the River Spree - featuring a colourful design with a montage of words in different fonts and colours reading Bar Hotel Beat Cafe Boutique Theater Jazz with a Kurfstendamm metro station sign and an I like Beer badge as well as a U Bahn sign, Mode fashion billboard and Berlin bus driving towards the viewer, Philharmonie and Opera music concert event tickets, Berlin Brummel Pass and a guitar in the background, set on a dappled blue shaded background with the text on a drawing of a leaflet advertising the activities to do in Berlin including taking a stroll along the popular Kurfurstendamm avenue, shopping at the boutiques, looking at the Nefertiti bust...
Paper
$1,292
H 33.08 in W 23.43 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Berlin Theatre Trips Kurfurstendamm DER Reiseburo
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising Theatre Trips to Berlin / Theater-Reisen nach Berlin featuring a great street view by the German painter Reinhard Bartsch (1925-1990) of th...
Paper
$1,700
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
1892 Halles Aux Chapeaux - Jules Cheret Original Vintage Poster
By Jules Chéret
Located in Winchester, GB
Stunning stone lithograph from the "Father of the modern poster" Jules Cheret for the Halle Aux Chapeaux on 17. Rue de Belleville in Paris. Translat...
Linen, Paper
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
Original Vintage French Theatre and Cabaret Poster by René Gruau, 1966
By René Gruau
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage French theatre and cabaret poster by René Gruau, 1966 René Gruau was a fashion illustrator whose exaggerated portrayal of fashion d...
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