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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.

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Le Langage des Fleurs

Le Langage des Fleurs (1921)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
N’ayez pas peur, petite ! ; Écosse XVIIIe siècle

N’ayez pas peur, petite ! ; Écosse XVIIIe siècle (1923)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Rosalinde. ; Robe du soir, de Worth

Rosalinde. ; Robe du soir, de Worth (1922)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
L’Été (Summer)

L’Été (Summer) (1922–1926)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Le Matin (Falbalas et Fanfreluches).

Le Matin (Falbalas et Fanfreluches). (1925)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Sortilèges ; Robe du soir, de Beer

Sortilèges ; Robe du soir, de Beer (1922)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
La belle dame sans merci ; Robe du soir, de Worth

La belle dame sans merci ; Robe du soir, de Worth (1921)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
‘Isola Bella’; Robes du soir de Redfern

‘Isola Bella’; Robes du soir de Redfern (1914)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
L’Oiseau Cheri

L’Oiseau Cheri (1921)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Incantation

Incantation (1923)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
L’amant poète. ; Écosse XIXe siècle

L’amant poète. ; Écosse XIXe siècle (1923)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Thamar Karsavina

Thamar Karsavina (1914)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Au revoir

Au revoir (1924)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Le Jour et la Nuit

Le Jour et la Nuit (1922)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
Le Belvédère ; Robe-Manteau, de Worth

Le Belvédère ; Robe-Manteau, de Worth (1924)

George Barbier (French, 1882 - 1932)
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