JUNE 2024 SALE OF FINE ARTS AND COLLECTIBLES

A GEORGES LEPAPE EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE POSTER MAQUETTE, 1937

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Start price: $700

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,200

Buyer's premium:

Georges Lepape (1887-1971), a gouache maquette of a poster for the Paris International Exhibition. Inscribed lower left in French "The idea and the hand".

Georges Lepape was a French illustrator who is best known for his work in fashion. During his career, he worked for Harper’s Bazaar, Femina, Les Feuillets d’Art and Vogue magazines. He also illustrated for the houses of Worth, Lanvin, Paquin, and Doucet.

47 1/2 x 31 1/2 in., (120 x 80 cm.)

Condition: Edges are torn.