La Vie Parisienne
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La Vie Parisienne was a magazine in France
founded in 1863 and popular at the turn-of-the-twentieth century. It was originally intended as a guide to upper class and artistic life in Paris , but it soon evolved into a mildly risqué erotic publication. It featured the artworks of Georges Barbier, Gerda Wegener
, Chéri Hérouard
, Georges Léonnec
, Maurice Milliere
, Sacha Zaliouk
, Fabien Fabiano, Léo Fontan, René Vincent, Vald'Es (Valvérane & D'Espagnat), Joseph Kuhn-Régnier, Armand Vallée, Louis Vallet, and Zyg Brunner.
La Vie Parisienne was hugely successful because it combined a new mix of subjects - short stories, veiled gossip and fashion banter, also comments about subjects from love and the arts to the stock exchange - with beautiful cartoons and illustrations by leading artists of the age. Alongside this La Vie also reflected the changing interests and values of the turn of the century population such as fashion and frivolity.
The artwork of La Vie Parisienne reflected the stylization of Art Deco illustration, mirroring the aesthetic of the age as well as the values, and this coupled with the intellectualism, wit and satire of its written contributions was a combination that proved irresistible to the French public.
The largest collection of La Vie Parisienne magazine artwork in the UK is held by The Advertising Archives
, a free-to-view resource holding La Vie Parisienne cover and interior artwork, with examples of the work of illustrators including: George Barbier
, Chéri Herouard
, Georges Léonnec
and Maurice Milliere
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
founded in 1863 and popular at the turn-of-the-twentieth century. It was originally intended as a guide to upper class and artistic life in Paris , but it soon evolved into a mildly risqué erotic publication. It featured the artworks of Georges Barbier, Gerda Wegener
Gerda Wegener
Gerda Gottlieb Wegener Porta was a Danish illustrator and painter best known for her erotica.-Biography:She grew up originally from the provinces as the daughter of a clergyman. She moved to Copenhagen to pursue her education at the Royal Art Academy, and married fellow artist Einar Wegener in...
, Chéri Hérouard
Chéri Herouard
Chéri Hérouard was a French illustrator who was most famously known for his forty-five year work for French society magazine, La Vie Parisienne. Born as Darling-Louis-Marie-Aime Haumé in Rocroi on January 6, 1881, Hérouard's father died in a hunting accident just before his birth...
, Georges Léonnec
Georges Léonnec
Georges Léonnec , the brother of the novelist Félix Léonnec, began his career as a cartoonist selling drawings to newspapers in 1899. After participating in World War I he worked as an illustrator for the magazine La Vie Parisienne. He worked for several other publications including Fantasio and Le...
, Maurice Milliere
Maurice Milliere
Maurice Milliere was a French illustrator who studied at l'Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a contemporary of Louis Icart. Milliere served as an early inspiration to Vargas. He became one of the illustrators for La Vie Parisienne and Fantasio. He helped to...
, Sacha Zaliouk
Sacha Zaliouk
Sacha Zaliouk, born Alexander Davidovich Zaliouk was a Ukrainian illustrator and sculptor based in Paris, France. He worked for French magazines such as Fantasio, Sourire, and La Vie Parisienne.-External links:...
, Fabien Fabiano, Léo Fontan, René Vincent, Vald'Es (Valvérane & D'Espagnat), Joseph Kuhn-Régnier, Armand Vallée, Louis Vallet, and Zyg Brunner.
La Vie Parisienne was hugely successful because it combined a new mix of subjects - short stories, veiled gossip and fashion banter, also comments about subjects from love and the arts to the stock exchange - with beautiful cartoons and illustrations by leading artists of the age. Alongside this La Vie also reflected the changing interests and values of the turn of the century population such as fashion and frivolity.
The artwork of La Vie Parisienne reflected the stylization of Art Deco illustration, mirroring the aesthetic of the age as well as the values, and this coupled with the intellectualism, wit and satire of its written contributions was a combination that proved irresistible to the French public.
The largest collection of La Vie Parisienne magazine artwork in the UK is held by The Advertising Archives
The Advertising Archives
The Advertising Archives is a picture library and museum with an archive of one million British and American press ads, TV stills, magazine covers, catalogues, greetings cards, posters, illustrations and cultural ephemera dating from 1850 to the present day...
, a free-to-view resource holding La Vie Parisienne cover and interior artwork, with examples of the work of illustrators including: George Barbier
George Barbier
George Barbier was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. Born in Nantes, France on October 10, 1882, Barbier was 29 years old when he mounted his first exhibition in 1911 and was subsequently swept to the forefront of his profession with commissions to design theatre and...
, Chéri Herouard
Chéri Herouard
Chéri Hérouard was a French illustrator who was most famously known for his forty-five year work for French society magazine, La Vie Parisienne. Born as Darling-Louis-Marie-Aime Haumé in Rocroi on January 6, 1881, Hérouard's father died in a hunting accident just before his birth...
, Georges Léonnec
Georges Léonnec
Georges Léonnec , the brother of the novelist Félix Léonnec, began his career as a cartoonist selling drawings to newspapers in 1899. After participating in World War I he worked as an illustrator for the magazine La Vie Parisienne. He worked for several other publications including Fantasio and Le...
and Maurice Milliere
Maurice Milliere
Maurice Milliere was a French illustrator who studied at l'Ecole des Arts Decoratifs and l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a contemporary of Louis Icart. Milliere served as an early inspiration to Vargas. He became one of the illustrators for La Vie Parisienne and Fantasio. He helped to...
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