CHARLES-FÉLIX GIR (1883-1941) BAL DU GRAND PRIX Á L'OPERA. 1929.
23x15 1/2 inches, 58 1/2x39 1/2 cm. Lapina & Fils, Paris.
Condition B+: restored losses and overpainting in margins, some into image; repaired tears at edges; repaired pin holes in corners and margins.
Charles Gir was a painter and poster designer who worked for various theaters and music halls promoting performers and performances. He also did sketches, drawings, and even sculptures based on the opera and ballet, which he loved and attended regularly. He often created work for magazines, such as L'Assiette Au Beurre. Gir may best be remembered by a poster designed by his friend Paul Colin, promoting an exhibition of Gir's art works. previously unrecorded - rare.