Georges Scott Art

Beautiful poster by Georges Scott for the Ministry of War. Young Frenchmen enlist in the colonial troops. Military - Colony Ministry of War - Africa Madagascar Indochina Nationale

Original vintage military recruitment poster issued by the Ministry of War of the French Republic - Join re-join the Metropolitan Troops / Republique Francaise Ministere de la Guerre Engagez-vous Rengagez-vous dans les Troupes Metropolitaines - featuring artwork by the French war correspondent and illustrator Georges Scott (1873-1943) depicting cavalry soldiers on horses riding next to army motorcyclists and a tank driving past army troops and flags in front of the historic Arc de Triomphe in Paris...

Georges Scott (1873-1943) Portrait of Jules Lagorio 1893, signed, dated and annotated on the right : "A monsieur Jules Lagorio, Souvenir de notre excursion à l'Estaque 12 mai 1893" Pencil on paper 24 x 22 cm In fair condition : an horizontal crease in the middle of the shhet, stains ans other creases, trace of the mount (see photographs please) In its original vintage framing : 33 x 30 cm If not in perfect condition, this intimate portrait by the young artist is really intersting and charming. The mention of it as a souvenir of an excursion to l'Estaque is interesting too. L'Estaque, near Marseille was a famous place for painters of the time such as Cezanne, Braque and Renoir who painted there the sea and shores. The young Georges Scott wanted to keep the souvenir of the excursion with his friend, but we have to think of the place by the gaze of the model contemplating it. Georges Scott, or Scott de Plagnolle (his full name wasGeorges Bertin Scott de Plagnolle ), was born on June 10 1873 in Paris, he was a painter and illustrator. He studied at the Alsatian School in Paris, where he drew a lot: “I have always drawn […]. My father was a painter and illustrator. I was born in a workshop ”. Fatherless in 1884, he studied at the Beaux-Arts, then was one of the pupils of Édouard Detaille, he was a member of French artists outside the competition in 1897. Painter and illustrator, he worked for various periodicals, including Cocorico and L'Illustration where his first drawing was published on March 19, 1892 (“La catastrophe d'Anderlues”). In 1911, the Minister of War Adolphe Messimy asked Scott and Detaille for studies to renovate the uniforms of the French Army: if their projects were not adopted, some were published in newspapers such as L'Illustration in March 1912 he covered as a war correspondent for the newspaper the First Balkan War, with the Bulgarian Army. He returned to Thrace inJuly 1913 for the Second Balkan War, but with the Greek Army, meeting King Constantine. In September 1913, on the occasion of the King of Greece...

Original vintage French military recruitment poster encouraging men to join or rejoin the Cavalry - Engagez Vous Dans La Cavalerie. Colourful dynamic design by the French war corresp...

Original vintage military recruitment poster encouraging Young French people to join or rejoin the Colonial Troops - Jeunes Francais Engagez-vous Rengagez-vous dans les Troupes Coloniales. Colourful design by the French war correspondent and illustrator Georges Scott (1873-1943) featuring the text in bold red lettering flanked by smartly dressed French soldiers in blue uniform and holding rifle guns below military flags...