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MARIE THERESE ROBERT (DATES UNKNOWN) L'ART POUR LES FEMMES / ACADEMIE JULIAN. Circa 1930s. 31 1/4x23 1/2 inches, 79 1/2x59 1/2 cm. M. Picard, Paris. Condition B+: restoration along vertical and horizontal folds; repaired tear in image. The Academie Julian was founded in 1867 by the painter Rodolphe Julian. The course of study was far less academic than the Academie des Beaux Arts, and thus attracted nonconformist students. The Nabis, (Pierre Bonnard, Edouard Vouillard, Henri Ibels, etc.), was founded at the Academie, and Henri Matisse studied there, as did the three Duchamp-Villon brothers. This exceptional and previously unrecorded document advertises art classes for women. As early as 1880, the Academie Julian began accepting female students (at the Academie des Beaux Arts, by comparison, women weren't allowed in until 1897, and even then they weren't allowed to attend the nude study classes). It is interesting to note that the classes for women at the Academie Julian were offered at a separate address, ostensibly so as not to mix the sexes. Marie Therese Robert was probably a student at the school, where she likely studied Art Deco graphics, typography and layout. The Academie still exists in the same location (now called ESAG) and is considered the best decorative arts school in Paris.
