MARCEL VERTES
DANCE, CIRCA 1924

Artist
Vertes, Marcel
Title 
Dance
Year of Realization
1914
Origin Country
France
Medium
Stone Lithograph
Imprinter/Manufacturer
Gustave Pellet
Dimensions
15 x 21 1/2

Dance: French Art Deco period color lithograph by Marcel Vertes, 1924. From the series "Dancing," a portfolio of twelve lithographs published by Gustave Pellet in an edition of 300. The series vividly captures the mood of the "Jazz Age" in Paris. Signed in pencil lower right.

Marcel Vertes (1895-1961) was a Hungarian born painter, printmaker and illustrator. After gaining prominence in France for his depictions of Parisian street life, he moved to the United States, where he became actively involved in set and costume design. He created the original murals in the Cafe Carlyle in New York's Carlyle Hotel.

IN 8987

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