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Estimate: $ 30,000 - $ 40,000
JEAN DUPAS (1882-1964) BAL DES ÉTUDIANTS. 1927. 77x50 1/2 inches, 195 1/2x128 1/2 cm. Rousseau Frères, Bordeaux. Condition B+ / A-: wrinkles and creases at edges; minor discoloration in lower right corner; minor abrasions in image. Paper. Framed. Dupas was trained as an academic painter and became a successful graphic designer and interior decorator. His style is the essence of refined and luxurious French Art Deco, with a sophisticated elegance. His work is unique among his peers (he was the leader of a group of mannerist Art Deco artists in Bordeaux) because of his rendition of extraordinary women with elongated necks, sophisticated layers of shadows, baroque costumes and minimal use of color. Outside of the poster world he is largely remembered for his illustrations for Vogue, the splendid brochures for Max Furrier produced by Draeger and his decorations for the renowned ocean liner, the Normandie. Andy Warhol "collected works by many [Art Deco] artists, especially the work of Jean Dupas. Perhaps the flatness of Dupas' work attracted Warhol in its relationship to the surfaces of the paintings of the Pop Art movement" (Possession Obsession p. 64). Warhol had this Dupas poster as part of his collection. Possession Obsession p. 58.
