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Jean Dupas 1882-1964 Bordeaux. 1937. Condition B+: repaired tears at edges, one slightly into upper image; minor creases and restoration in margins. Dupas was trained as an academic painter and became a successful graphic designer and interior decorator. His style is the essence of refined and luxurious French Art Deco, with a sophisticated, sculptural elegance. Outside of the poster world, Dupas is largely remembered for his illustrations for Vogue, the splendid brochures done for Max Furrier produced by Draeger, and his interior decorations for the steamship Normandie (now at the MoMA). Within the poster world, his most famous work was for the XVme Salon des Artistes Decorateurs. He also designed posters for the fashion world both in Paris and London, where he did work for the London Underground. In 1937, he designed this poster for Bordeaux, his birthplace, as a promotion for the city's harbor, wine and monuments. The alluring, Art-Deco, allegorical beauty most likely representing the Garonne (Bordeaux's river), literally supports the wonderment of all that Bordeaux has to offer. Weill p. 188 no. 317, Reclame 98.