Bernard Boutet de Monvel: At the Origins of Art Deco
Author Stéphane Jacques Addade
- Publish Date: September 06, 2016
- Format: Hardcover
- Category: Art - Individual Artists - Monographs
- Publisher: Flammarion
- Trim Size: 10-1/2 x 13-3/4
- Pages: 364
- US Price: $135.00
- CDN Price: $180.00
- ISBN: 978-2-08-020267-3
Reviews
—The Style Saloniste
"[Bernard Boutet de Monvel] displayed multiple artistic gifts – as painter, engraver, sculptor and fashion illustrator for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, as well as interior decorator . . . [Bernard Boutet de Monvel: At the Origins of Art Deco] tells in fascinating detail the story of this life and the art that made it so."
—Sotheby's Magazine
"Boutet de Monvel painted all the top people in high society, in all their perfection. In doing so, he created some of the most perfect likenesses of the 20th century. The Maharaja of Indore, immaculate in white tie and tails, is his masterpiece, but he was capable of painting and drawing anyone in fine feathers, male or female. He has been largely neglected as most of his work is cloistered away in the family homes and vaults of his sitters, and that is why this book is so valuable in that it shows us work not seen for years, work that immortalised the perfect craftsmanship of the tailors and dressmakers who made sure that the upper crust were always perfectly clothed for their portraits, as they were for their lives of grand balls and cafe society. This book brings the era of Art Deco vividly to life in a way different to any other."
—Colin McDowell, BusinessofFashion.com