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Marcel Vertès Art

Hungarian, 1895-1961
Emmanuel Marcel Vertès, born Vértes Marcell in Újpest (Hungary) on 10 August 1895 and died in Paris 16th arrondissement on 31 October 1961, was a Hungarian-born French painter, engraver, illustrator and costume and film designer. After studying with Ferenczy at the Beaux-Arts in Budapest, Marcel Vertès produced political posters during the First World War. Going into exile at the end of the hostilities, like his comrades Mihály Bíró and Róbert Berény, he studied at the Académie Julian in Paris. He made a name for himself in France in the mid-1920s, particularly for his lithographs and illustrations. He published L'heure exquise, a series of erotic engravings, followed by Le pays à mon goût. His favourite subjects were the circus, balls and brothels. His real fame came with an album of lithographs entitled Dancings. Among the works he illustrated were Chéri and La Vagabonde by Colette, L'Europe galante by Paul Morand and Le Cirque by Ramón Gómez de la Serna, published by gallery owners Madeleine and Pierre Trémois. He was associated with the Hungarian cartoonist Alex Szekely. In the 1930s, he also worked for fashion magazines such as the English edition of Vogue, the American rival Harper's Bazaar and the Gazette du Bon Ton. An engraver, watercolourist and costume designer, this artist also collaborated with Elsa Schiaparelli on numerous occasions, including advertising campaigns for perfumes, the creation of fabrics and even a portrait of the couturier. Mobilised at the start of the war, he was demobilised the following year and left for Biarritz. After passing through Spain, he returned to New York with his wife shortly afterwards and settled in 57th Street, continuing his collaborations and illustrations with the fashion world. In the early 1950s, Marcel Vertès enjoyed a high profile in artistic circles, justified by a talent often described as exceptional. His drawings were characterised by a great economy of line and colour, and he also produced illustrations in black and white. It was during this period that he worked on John Huston's Moulin Rouge as costume designer and set designer. He won two Oscars for this film. He moved back to Paris in the late 1950s and died there in 1961. He is buried in the Père-Lachaise cemetery (90th division).
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Artist: Marcel Vertès
Circus performance, oil on canvas by French / hungarian artist Marcel Vertes
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Vertes (French/Hungarian, 1895 – 1961) ‘Circus performance’ Oil on canvas board Signed `VERTES` (to the reverse) 20 x 24 in. (51 x 61 cm.) Provenance: With the Hammer Gallerie...
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20th Century Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Canvas, Oil

Erotic Drawing n. 17 - 1930s - Marcel Vertès - Ink - Modern
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Drawing n. 17 is an original black China ink drawing on "British" ivory-colored paper. Hand-signed "Vertés" in black China ink on the lower righ...
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1930s Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Ink

original lithograph
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1957 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 19...
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1950s Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1956 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 19...
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1950s Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1955 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, and published by the Artists Equity Association of New York in an edition of 2000...
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1950s Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Circus Trapeze Acrobat
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a trapeze artist an acrobat on the ...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1955 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, and published by the Artists Equity Association of New York in an edition of 2000...
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1950s Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Seasons Greetings #2- Drawing by French Painter Marcel Vertes
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Pasadena, CA
Season's Greetings # 1 is a greeting card featuring an original drawing by the illustrator and artist Marcel Vertès. The work displays Vertès' signature at the bottom right. The work is based on wax crayons, and ink for the delicate black outlines and composition of the primary character and secondary figures. Season's Greetings is a greeting card featuring an original drawing by the illustrator and artist Marcel Vertès. The work is presented unfolded. The work is based on wax crayons, and ink for the delicate black outlines and details of the six elves. Legend has it that Christmas elves...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Wax Crayon, Ink

Art Deco Jazz Age Paris Interracial Couple Lovers Marcel Vertes Color Lithograph
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Surfside, FL
Marcel Vertes (French /Hungarian 1895-1961) Tango, from the suite Dancing, Jazz age in Paris. lithograph in colors on paper, published by Gustave Pellet-Paris, hand signed in pencil, lower right. Mounted in chrome frame with matting. Measures 23.75"H x 30.5"W framed; 15"H x 21.5"W image. Gustave Pellet (1859–1919) was a French publisher of art. He is best known for publishing prints of erotic artworks by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Louis Legrand. MARCEL VERTES FRENCH HUNGARIAN 1895 (Ujpest, Hungary) -1961(Paris, France) art deco artist.Vertes was born in Hungary and died in Paris, but spent a lot of time in New York as well. He was noted as a painter, illustrator, designer and scenic mural painter. His whimsical images graced the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Continuing in the footsteps of Boutet, Forain, Erte, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Concentrating upon scenes of Paris street life...
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1940s Art Deco Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

"Collette la Vagabonde" original lithograph
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Executed by Vertes in 1927 for "Collette la Vagabonde", this impression is printed on wove paper. The full sheet measures 12 x 9 inches (305 x 228 mm). N...
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1920s Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

"Collette la Vagabonde" original lithograph
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Executed by Vertes in 1928 for "Collette la Vagabonde", this impression on laid paper was published by Arts et Metiers Graphiques. Size: 11 3/4 x 8 7/8 i...
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1920s Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Circus Girl with Horses Lithograph with Hand Coloring
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a circus girl with horses. This ca...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Marcel Vertès Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Circus Lovers (Horse Dog)
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a trapeze artist an acrobat on the ...
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1940s Art Deco Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph is from the rare 1953 "Improvisations" portfolio, published by the Artists Equity Association of New York on the occasion of the 1953 Spr...
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1950s Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

original lithograph
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1955 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, and published by the Artists Equity Association of New York in an edition of 2000...
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1950s Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Cabaret Dancer (ala Toulouse Lautrec)
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a Cabaret Dancer. This came from a...
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1940s Art Deco Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

An Unexpected Visit - Lithograph by Marcel Vertés - 1920
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
An Unexpected Visit is an original litograph realized by Marcel Vertés in 1920. Good condition for this artist's proof on a white paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Marcel Vertès (Budapest, 10 August 1895 – New York 31 October 1961) was a French costume designer and illustrator of Hungarian-Jewish origins. Vertès is also responsible for the original murals in the Café...
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Early 20th Century Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Woman - Lithograph by Marcel Vertès - Mid-20th Century
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is original lithograph realized by Marcel Vertès in the mid-20th Century. The artwork is in good condition. Hand-signed. The artwork is depicted...
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Late 20th Century Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Roi Pausole - Original Etching by Marcel Vertès - 1930s
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
Roi Pausole is an original etching on ivory paper. glued on cardboard, realized by Marcel Vertès, in 1930s. In good conditions. Image Dimensions: 26.5 x 20 cm This artwork represe...
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1930s Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Etching

Waiting Room - Original Etching and Drypoint by Marcel Vertés - 1920
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
Waiting Room is an original etching and drypoint realized by Marcel Vertés. Good condition, signed by the artist. Glued on a plastic base. Marcel Vertès (Budapest, 10 August 1895 – New York 31 October 1961) was a French costume designer and illustrator of Hungarian-Jewish origins. Vertès is also responsible for the original murals in the Café Carlyle...
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Early 20th Century Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Figure of Man - China Ink Drawing - Mid 20th Century
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Man is an Original China Ink Drawing realized by Marcel Vertès. The artwork is in good condition, included a white cardboard passpartout (45x35 cm). Hend-signed by the ar...
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Early 20th Century Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Ink

Erotic Look - China Ink Drawing by M. Vertès - 1930s
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Look is a superb original black China ink drawing on "British" ivory-colored paper. Unsigned, this is by all odds a Marcel Vertés's artwork with his unmistakable fluid line....
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1930s Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Ink

Cherry Dancer
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Miami, FL
Cherry Dancer Marcel Vertes French, 1895-1961 Beautiful girl juggling cherries Work is round but is shown in a square frame and some of the artworks edge is exposed Description: ...
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1930s Post-Impressionist Marcel Vertès Art

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Gouache, Illustration Board

Equestrian Love lithograph by Marcel Vertes
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Paonia, CO
Equestrian Love is from Vertes's circus series. Two lovers are embracing in a passionate kiss a few feet away from a majestic stallion drawn in sepia on yellowish paper. Original Lithograph in good condition, backed on original paper and signed in plate. Marcel Vertes...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Shocking Schiaparelli 1966 Place Vendome Vertes Calendar
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Bristol, CT
Original "Shocking Schiaparelli" 1966 calendar by Vertes Print 1966 Marcel Vertes (1895-1961) Plate Sz: 9.5"H x 11"W Frame Sz: 11"H x 13" double-sided
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1960s Marcel Vertès Art

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Color

Art Deco Cherry Dancer
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Miami, FL
Cherry Dancer Marcel Vertes French, 1895-1961 Beautiful girl juggling cherries is a beautiful and charming idea that is deftly rendered in a quick and loose style. Work is round De...
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1930s Art Deco Marcel Vertès Art

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Gouache, Board

Simon Frevalles
By Marcel Vertès
Located in New York, NY
Poster Adverting the Entertainer Simon Frevalles. 1923. Color lithograph. On Linen. An outstanding twentieth century painter, printmaker and illustrator, Marcel Vertes moved from...
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1920s Art Deco Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Figures Studies - China Ink Drawing - Early 20th Century
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Roma, IT
"Figures Studies" is an original China ink drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Marcel Vertès, most probably in 1930s. In excellent conditions: As good as new. Sheet dimension: 21 ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Ink

"Seasons Greetings #1" Drawing by French Painter Marcel Vertes
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Pasadena, CA
Season's Greetings 1 is a greeting card featuring an original drawing by the illustrator and artist Marcel Vertès. Vertès defies the usual holiday expectations with his whimsical int...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Marcel Vertès Art

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Ink, Wax Crayon

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Located in Roma, IT
The gentleman is a lithograph realized by Marcel Vertès in 1930s. 50x32 cm, no frame. Hand signed in the lower right part. Good condition expect for some yellow signs of the time. He was born in Budapest. He went to the workshop of Zala, the favorite sculptor of Emperor Franz Joseph. In 1919, he moved to Vienna where he made it big as a poster designer, but he considered it a second-hand job. In 1925 he put success behind him, left the Austrian capital and landed in Paris to devote himself to lithography: illustrations for numbered editions of Colette, Zola, especially Pierre Louys and collaborations for fashion magazines. Thus began a career marked by success, also in terms of sales, which led him to win the Oscar for the film Moulin Rouge with José Ferrer and Zsa Zsa Gábor. Painter, engraver, illustrator, set and costume designer, he was the historic author of Vogue in the thirties and forties. He designed the world of fashion and ateliers before establishing himself as an artist, but also as a set and costume designer. In 1940, he had designed the costumes for The Thief of Bagdad...
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“Roses in a Porcelain Vase”
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a very well executed oil pastel on archival paper by the well known French artist, Marcel Vertes. Signed lower right. Condition is excellent. Circa 1930. The artwork was done early in the artist’s career; most likely in Paris during his time studying at the Academie Julian. The artwork is housed in its original frame under glass. The ornate gold frame has been recently restored and is in good condition. Overall framed measurements are 31.5 by 26.5 inches. Provenance: A Pennsylvania estate. Marcel Vertès (born Marcell Vértes), was born on August 10, 1895 in Budapest, Hungary. His first commercially successful works of art were sketches of corpses, criminals and prostitutes he did for a sensationalist magazine in Budapest. He then did illustrations for many of the clandestinely printed publications opposing the Hapsburg monarchy at the end of WWI. After the war he moved from his native Hungary to Vienna, Austria and then to Paris, where he was a student at the Academy Julian, living and working in the famous Latin Quarter. Vertes quickly established himself as a regular in the Paris art scene and his work became lighter and more lyrical. In Paris he concentrated on illustration, painting and printmaking, especially lithography. In 1935 he made his first trip to New York to make contacts. Two years later he had his first one-man show in New York. At the end of WWII he returned to New York with his wife, escaping the Nazi invasion of Paris by two days. He then began to divide his time between New York and Paris. Ten years later, he returned to his beloved Paris and spent the remaining years of his life there. While in the United States he became a consultant to the Producers and Set Designers of the 1952 Award Winning film Moulin Rouge, about the life and times of artist Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901). He won two Academy Awards for ‘Best Art Direction’ and ‘Best Costume Design’. Interestingly, Marcel Vertès originally earned his tuition money for his European education by making forgeries of Lautrec's works. As such, his expertise was exhibited in the film when his hand is used as the hand of Toulouse Lautrec as he drew, and his images were accordingly used in the film and given appropriate credit in the trailer to the film. Vertes also appeared in the British production credits as Color Production Designer, and Costume Designer for the film, with Schiaparalli (the same of Paris, and Italy). They both jointly won the British Academy Film award in 1952 for Best Costume Design for Moulin Rouge. Vertès is also responsible for the original murals in the Café Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel in New York City and for those in the Peacock Alley...
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By Marcel Vertès
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a trapeze artist an acrobat on the high wire. This came from a portfolio inscribed by Vertes and also signed by the Surrealist Jean Cocteau. MARCEL VERTES FRENCH HUNGARIAN 1895(Ujpest, Hungary)-1961(Paris, France) art deco artist.Vertes was born in Hungary and died in Paris, but spent a lot of time in New York as well. He was noted as a painter, illustrator, designer and scenic mural...
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1940s Art Deco Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Cabaret Dancer (ala Toulouse Lautrec)
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a Cabaret Dancer. This came from a portfolio inscribed by Vertes and also signed by the Surrealist Jean Cocteau. MARCEL VERTES FRENCH HUNGARIAN 1895(Ujpest, Hungary)-1961(Paris, France) art deco artist.Vertes was born in Hungary and died in Paris, but spent a lot of time in New York as well. He was noted as a painter, illustrator, designer and scenic mural painter. His whimsical images graced the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Continuing in the footsteps of Boutet, Forain, Erte, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Concentrating upon scenes of Paris street life...
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1940s Art Deco Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

Circus Trapeze Acrobat
By Marcel Vertès
Located in Surfside, FL
This is an original hand signed (I believe it is also hand colored but i am not positive) Artists Proof Lithograph of a Circus scene. This depicts a trapeze artist an acrobat on the high wire. This came from a portfolio inscribed by Vertes and also signed by the Surrealist Jean Cocteau. MARCEL VERTES FRENCH HUNGARIAN 1895(Ujpest, Hungary)-1961(Paris, France) art deco artist.Vertes was born in Hungary and died in Paris, but spent a lot of time in New York as well. He was noted as a painter, illustrator, designer and scenic mural painter. His whimsical images graced the pages of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Continuing in the footsteps of Boutet, Forain, Erte, Toulouse-Lautrec and others. Concentrating upon scenes of Paris street life...
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1940s Post-Impressionist Marcel Vertès Art

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Lithograph

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  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    There are many famous lithographers. One was Alois Senefelder. Sometimes called the “Father of Lithography,” he accidentally discovered the printmaking technique in 1796 when trying to find a new way to make copies of his plays. His discovery eventually led to the use of lithography to produce artwork. During the 18th century, artists who experimented with the technique included Honoré Daumier and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

    Lithography became an even more popular art form during the 20th century when it was used by artists like Alphonse Mucha, Marc Chagall, Edvard Munch, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Diego Rivera and Käthe Kollwitz.

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