Authentic La Vie Parisienne 1921 Cover by René Vincent

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A rare and highly decorative original cover from the celebrated French magazine La Vie Parisienne, dated April 23, 1921, featuring … Read more A rare and highly decorative original cover from the celebrated French magazine La Vie Parisienne, dated April 23, 1921, featuring an iconic Art Deco illustration by renowned French artist René Vincent. This captivating composition depicts an elegantly dressed Parisienne kneeling beside a flowerpot, carefully watering a delicate blossom. Clad in a dramatic floral-patterned garment and rendered with Vincent's unmistakable mastery of line and movement, the figure embodies the grace, sophistication, and modern femininity that defined French style during the early Art Deco period.

Publication: La Vie Parisienne
Date: April 23, 1921
Issue: 59th Year, No. 17
Illustrator: René Vincent
Size: 10" x 13"
Particularity: Front Cover Page
Origin: France
Period: Early Art Deco
Medium: Color lithographic print on paper
Subject: Fashion illustration, Parisian woman, floral motif

La Vie Parisienne remains one of the most celebrated illustrated publications of the Belle Époque and Art Deco eras. Individual interior illustrations featuring fashionable women, cabaret culture, and Parisian social satire have become highly desirable decorative works, particularly when framed as standalone art pieces. La Vie Parisienne was a French weekly magazine founded in Paris in 1863 and popular at the start of the 20th century. Originally it covered novels, sports, theater, music and the arts. In 1905 the magazine changed hands and the new editor Charles Saglio changed its format to suit the modern reader. It soon evolved into a mildly risqué erotic publication. See less