Early 20th Century Design 
21 January 2021
, Important 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs graphics collection - Image 1 of 1
Early 20th Century Design 
, Important 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs graphics collection - Image 1 of 1
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Important 1925 Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs graphics collection

1925
color lithograph, etching on paper 46 h × 30½ w in (117 × 77 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $6,250
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Collection includes two works by Robert Bonfils (one of which is a later edition reissued by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Paris for a commemorative exhibition in 1976), one work by Charles Loupot, one work by Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, one work by André Girard, one work by Louis Pierre Rigal, a Bonds Emission poster by Henry Rapin, and one bond issued for the Paris Exposition; eight works total. Dimensions vary.
provenance: Modernism Gallery, Coral Gables | Private Collection, Florida
exhibited: Art Deco Museum, Miami Beach, 2012-2018

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Designs for a Movement

An Important Graphic Collection from the 1925
Paris Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs

The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts of 1925 was originally planned for ten years prior, however the outbreak of war and economic uncertainly postponed the exhibition several times before organizes settled on a date. Championed by the Société des Artistes Décorateurs as a spectacle devoted entirely to the decorative arts, the exhibition was a huge success, visited by sixteen million people during its seven-month run. A landmark event, the exhibition gave rise to a new international style throughout Europe and America, and named the design movement Art Deco.

The present lot is an important collection of graphics created as promotional material for the exhibition. Comprised of one of each of the four posters commissioned for the exhibition, one commemorative certificate given to exhibitors and judges, a poster advertising the sale of bonds for the exhibition and an actual bond, each work in this comprehensive collection reflects a new visual image, one that envisioned a bright and prosperous future for France.

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Charles Loupot’s poster depicts whirling smoke twisting into a large, stylized flower.

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