GISBERT COMBAZ (1869-1941) - Lot 84

GISBERT COMBAZ (1869-1941) À la Toison d'or, exhibitions of painting, sculpture, architecture and applied arts, 1895 Chromolithograph. Signed and dated lower right (Good condition. Framed). 46x25.5cm Bibliography: - Yolande Oostens-Wittamer - L'Affiche belge 1900 - Bibliothèque royale Albert Ier, Brussels, 1975, n°21, page 23. Our poster reproduced on page 226. - Jane Block - Gisbert Combaz - Pandora, 1999. Our poster reproduced under number 60 on page 54. In the wake of the Libre Esthétique movement, the society "pour l'art" founded in 1894 opened a gallery at 56 avenue de la Toison d'or in Brussels in early 1895, hence its name. Gisbert Combaz, for the poster he was commissioned to produce, decided to depict the Argo, in search of the said Toison... It's a model of sobriety and modernism - rigorous art nouveau. With just two solid colors - orange and blue - and a skilful ring to bring out the image's vibrancy, it's a masterpiece. Our copy is a rare first edition. This lot was described by expert Alain Weill.