La Vie Parisienne 1916 Jacques Nam “Carré De Dames!” Print

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An original illustrated page from the famed French magazine La Vie Parisienne, featuring a playful and sophisticated Art Deco composition … Read more An original illustrated page from the famed French magazine La Vie Parisienne, featuring a playful and sophisticated Art Deco composition titled “Carré de Dames!” (“Square of Queens!”).

Designed in the format of a deck of playing cards, the illustration personifies four Allied nations as elegant women:

Gallia (France)
Britannia (Great Britain)
Belgica (Belgium)
Moscovia (Russia)

The work reflects the patriotic and diplomatic imagery of the First World War era, blending fashion, allegory, and humor in the distinctive style that made La Vie Parisienne one of the most celebrated illustrated journals of early 20th-century France.

The page bears the signature of noted French illustrator Jacques Nam (1881–1974), known for his stylish depictions of women, society, and decorative subjects during the Belle Époque and early Art Deco periods.

A rare and highly decorative example of wartime French graphic design, ideal for collectors of Art Deco, fashion illustration, French ephemera, or WWI memorabilia.

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Publication: La Vie Parisienne
Artist: Jacques Nam
Title: Carré de Dames!
Date: January 15, 1916
Issue: 54th Year, No. 3
Origin: Paris, France
Medium: Color lithograph on paper
Language: French
Style: Belle Époque / Early Art Deco
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