Lot 448
Théâtre de Loïe Fuller. 1900.
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Lot 448
Théâtre de Loïe Fuller. 1900.
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PAI-LXXX: Rare Posters
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ARTIST
MANUEL ORAZI (1860-1934)
Category
Description
Artist: MANUEL ORAZI (1860-1934)
Size: 25 1/4 x 79 1/4 in./64 x 201.3 cm
Condition: A.
Printer: Affiches Artistiques Orazi, Paris
Reference: Ref (all var but PAI): Posters of Paris, 75; Affiches 1000, 0051; Encyclopédie/Weill, p. 49; Le Coultre p. 222; Weill/Art Nouveau, p. 120; PAI-LXXVI, 390
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Loïe Fuller; Dance; Expositions
Théâtre de Loïe Fuller. 1900.
Orazi created this Art Nouveau masterpiece to coincide with the 1900 Exposition Universelle. His vision of Loïe Fuller is as original as the performer herself: emerging from a hazy color field anticipating Rothko, upward into erotic form, then bubbling with Japanese family crests, with hair floating as if a Mucha goddess underwater, and breathing a bouquet of white roses into being. It's one of at least three color variants. Orazi's posters are as seldom-seen as they are magnificent: famous for his exquisite La Maison Moderne posters (see PAI-LXXIX, 421), Orazi also created the Calendrier Magique, an occult-themed calendar limited to an auspicious 777 copies. Rare!
Size: 25 1/4 x 79 1/4 in./64 x 201.3 cm
Condition: A.
Printer: Affiches Artistiques Orazi, Paris
Reference: Ref (all var but PAI): Posters of Paris, 75; Affiches 1000, 0051; Encyclopédie/Weill, p. 49; Le Coultre p. 222; Weill/Art Nouveau, p. 120; PAI-LXXVI, 390
Key Words: Art Nouveau; Loïe Fuller; Dance; Expositions
Théâtre de Loïe Fuller. 1900.
Orazi created this Art Nouveau masterpiece to coincide with the 1900 Exposition Universelle. His vision of Loïe Fuller is as original as the performer herself: emerging from a hazy color field anticipating Rothko, upward into erotic form, then bubbling with Japanese family crests, with hair floating as if a Mucha goddess underwater, and breathing a bouquet of white roses into being. It's one of at least three color variants. Orazi's posters are as seldom-seen as they are magnificent: famous for his exquisite La Maison Moderne posters (see PAI-LXXIX, 421), Orazi also created the Calendrier Magique, an occult-themed calendar limited to an auspicious 777 copies. Rare!
