Paul Colin 1892–1985 Le Bal Fleuri des Fêtes du Printemps vintage poster
Caption Brief: "Colin's use of a 'triple exposure'—three virtual snapshots of an elegant couple making their way around a packed dance floor, layered one on top of another and drawn from three different points of view—creates a wonderful, sweeping sense of stop-motion sequencing to promote a 1927 springtime 'floral ball' held to benefit French orphans" (The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 156).
1927
61¼ h × 45⅝ w in (156 × 116 cm)
Imp. H. Chachoin, Paris
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Condition: Cond B/B+: with creases, repaired tears, touch-ups and overpainting.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 156; Colin Affichiste, 117; PAI-LXXV, 291
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Caption Brief: "Colin's use of a 'triple exposure'—three virtual snapshots of an elegant couple making their way around a packed dance floor, layered one on top of another and drawn from three different points of view—creates a wonderful, sweeping sense of stop-motion sequencing to promote a 1927 springtime 'floral ball' held to benefit French orphans" (The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 156).
1927
61¼ h × 45⅝ w in (156 × 116 cm)
Imp. H. Chachoin, Paris
Provenance: Collection of William Crouse
Condition: Cond B/B+: with creases, repaired tears, touch-ups and overpainting.
Literature: The Art Deco Poster, Crouse, p. 156; Colin Affichiste, 117; PAI-LXXV, 291
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