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Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
TITO LIVIO DE MADRAZO (1899-1979) SAINT • CLAIR AND DAY. 1930. 31 1/2x22 inches, 80x56 cm. Richier Laugier, Paris. Condition A-: minor creases, abrasions and scuffing at edges and in image; minor restoration along vertical and horizontal folds. Spanish by birth, Madrazo moved to Paris in 1930; in the following decade, he designed a series of posters promoting many of the Spanish dancers and performers in Paris. While most of these commissions were for second-rate acts, Madrazo brought a first-rate style to his work. All of his posters reflect his immediately recognizable personal style, in which he elongates his subjects into virtual ribbons and elastic bands, creating swirling movement out of their unusual contortions. Saint Clair and Day is one of his best pieces. He depicts Saint Clair in outline, with his arm curved above his head in a manner reflecting the sweep of Day's floating, ribbon-like body. It is one of the most unusually elegant posters of the period.
