JEAN CARLU (1900-1997) LAROUSSE. 50 1/8x35 1/8 inches. Condition A-: sharp horizontal folds; minor tears and creases in margins. Throughout the years that he was art director for Larousse, Carlu designed many posters featuring variations of his stylized Santa Claus. This humorous and efficient concept to sell books was one of the most successful. He depicts Santa with six arms, like an exotic deity, all holding books, with the overall image having the shape of a Christmas tree. Carlu 86.
