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George Barbier

George Barbier was one of the great French illustrators of the early 20th century. Born in Nantes, France on 16 October 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 ballet costumes, to illustrate books, and to produce haute couture fashion illustrations.

For the next 20 years Barbier led a group from the Ecole des Beaux Arts who were nicknamed by Vogue "The Knights of the Bracelet"—a tribute to their fashionable and flamboyant mannerisms and style of dress. Included in this élite circle were Bernard Boutet de Monvel and Pierre Brissaud (both of whom were Barbier's first cousins), Paul Iribe, Georges Lepape, and Charles Martin. During his career Barbier also turned his hand to jewellery, glass and wallpaper design, wrote essays and many articles for the prestigious Gazette du bon ton.

In the mid-1920s he worked with Erté to design sets and costumes for the Folies Bergère and in 1929 he wrote the introduction for Erté's acclaimed exhibition and achieved mainstream popularity through his regular appearances in L'Illustration magazine. Barbier died in 1932 at the very pinnacle of his success. He is buried in Cemetery Miséricorde, Nantes.

In Collection: Fashion Illustrations (View all 427)

Cannes ; Par Roger Chastel

Cannes ; Par Roger Chastel (1924)

Martin (French, 19th/20th century)
Art – Goût – Beauté, Feuillets de l’ élégance féminine, Mai 1931, No. 129, 11e Année, p. 29

Art – Goût – Beauté, Feuillets de l’ élégance féminine, Mai 1931, No. 129, 11e Année, p. 29 (1931)

Anonymous
Robe d’après-midi, de Beer; et robe du soir, de Worth.

Robe d’après-midi, de Beer; et robe du soir, de Worth. (1921)

Porter Woodruff (American, 1894-1959)
Pompadour, after Umberto Brunelleschi

Pompadour, after Umberto Brunelleschi (1919)

Anonymous
Les Douze Mois de l’Année; Ventose

Les Douze Mois de l’Année; Ventose (1919)

Marthe Romme (French, 19th/20th Century)
Falbalas et fanfreluches, La Souris

Falbalas et fanfreluches, La Souris (1925)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Trois Créations de Jeanne Lanvin

Trois Créations de Jeanne Lanvin (1924)

Anonymous
Les Douze Mois de l’Année; Messidor

Les Douze Mois de l’Année; Messidor (1919)

Marthe Romme (French, 19th/20th Century)
Le retour des autans ; Tailleur et Robe d’après-midi, de Doeuillet

Le retour des autans ; Tailleur et Robe d’après-midi, de Doeuillet (1920)

Fernand Siméon (French, 1884-1928)
La jeune mère

La jeune mère (1923)

Fernand Siméon (French, 1884-1928)
Création Jean Patou ; Création Doeuillet

Création Jean Patou ; Création Doeuillet (1926)

Anonymous
Gazette du Bon Ton. Art – Modes & Frivolités; Evening Attire

Gazette du Bon Ton. Art – Modes & Frivolités; Evening Attire (1923)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Les Nations à Paris

Les Nations à Paris (1924)

Chas Laborde (French, 1886-1941)
Manteau de velours violet

Manteau de velours violet (1912)

Anonymous
Robe de satin

Robe de satin (1914)

André Stéfan (French, 20th Century)
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