Frou Frou. 1922.

ARTIST: MARCEL VERTÈS (1895-1961) SIZE: 62 3/8 x 46 3/4 in./158.3 x 118.6 cm PRINTER: H. Bataille, Paris DESCRIPTION: In this charming design for a satirical magazine, every element works: the flirty miss, the ogling oldster, the prototypical battle-ax—even the handle of his umbrella enjoys the view. And the coloring is perfection as well—zesty background, proper seductress-scarlet, envy-green wife. The poster is for the postwar revival of the publication, which enjoyed its original run between 1900 and 1914. Vertès, a highly talented painter and illustrator, was born in Budapest. After an initial stint designing political posters in his home town following World War I, he settled in Paris, chronicling the city life during the Roaring Twenties. Later, he would relocate once more, this time to the United States. (Literary; Art Nouveau)