Original 1925 Fantasio Portrait Illustration of Selysette Maeterlinck by Gustave Brisgand – French Art Deco Magazine Print

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An original vintage portrait illustration from the celebrated French magazine Fantasio, published in 1925. This elegant full-page portrait by Gustave … Read more An original vintage portrait illustration from the celebrated French magazine Fantasio, published in 1925. This elegant full-page portrait by Gustave Brisgand depicts Selysette Maeterlinck, the accomplished Belgian singer, actress, and wife of Nobel Prize-winning poet and playwright Maurice Maeterlinck.

Executed with the refined elegance of the Art Deco period, Brisgand captures Selysette's graceful beauty through delicate linework, soft coloration, and an understated sophistication characteristic of 1920s French illustration. Published in Fantasio, one of France's premier illustrated literary and arts magazines, this original period print is an exceptional example of Jazz Age portraiture and Parisian graphic design.

An outstanding collectible for admirers of French Art Deco, portrait illustration, theater history, Belle Époque and Jazz Age ephemera, and original vintage magazine artwork. See less