Lithographic poster ad in landscape orientation for the Parisian gallery of ironsmith Edgar Brandt. At the top of the poster, three lines of black, all uppercase letters read “Galerie / Edgar Brandt / 27 Boulevard Malherbes Paris”. The name EDGAR BRANDT dominates the upper section and its letters are highlighted with bead-like motifs that recall a decorative element used in wrought iron designs. At the center of the poster, a square frame contains an opulent motif of decorative ironwork, with two curved leaves symmetrically supporting three fan-like stylized flowers resembling a papyrus motif, of which the central one is largest. This curvilinear wrought iron motif is balanced on either side by an alphabetical list of names of over 30 designers represented in the gallery that includes for instance Daum and Lalique. At the bottom of the poster, one last line of text reads “Art décoratif contemporain” (contemporary decorative arts). The text and image are superimposed over curving light brown stylized floral and leaf line drawings that fill out the background and recall decorative elements of metalwork designs. The poster text, illustration and background reflect elegance.

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Poster, Galerie Edgar Brandt

This is a Poster. It is dated 1925 and we acquired it in 2004. Its medium is lithograph on tan paper, lined with linen. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Metalsmith Edgar Brandt’s lithographic poster uses the opulent motifs of his decorative ironwork to promote the French Art Deco designers represented in his gallery. The floral and leaf background and curving papyrus leaf recall elements of his designs for door grills, radiator covers, fire screens, and console tables, while the bead-like motif highlighting the letters of Brandt’s name repeats a decorative element he frequently used to frame wrought iron designs.

It is credited Museum purchase from Drawings and Prints Council Fund.

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Its dimensions are

H x W: 96.8 × 134.5 cm (38 1/8 × 52 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

At lower left, a tax stamp is fastened with an adhesive and a printed cancellation mark.

Cite this object as

Poster, Galerie Edgar Brandt; France; lithograph on tan paper, lined with linen; H x W: 96.8 × 134.5 cm (38 1/8 × 52 15/16 in.); Museum purchase from Drawings and Prints Council Fund; 2004-8-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2DQNx/
Accession Number 2004-8-1
Object ID 18699811