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Manuel Orazi 1860–1934

La Maison Moderne

1900 31 h × 45¼ w in (79 × 115 cm)
estimate: $60,000–70,000
result: $69,300
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Julius Meier-Graefe’s La Maison Moderne opened in 1899 as a competitor of Bing’s Maison de l’Art Nouveau, both high-end art dealers focusing on the latest in new, modern art—which, at the time, included the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Felix Aubert, and Pierre Selmersheim. The Maison, however, had a generally younger clientele and was more at the forefront of the movement than Bing’s. Orazi, the master lithographer and designer featured at the gallery, created one of the most brilliant masterpieces of the era to promote the gallery. The model—dance celebrity Cléo de Mérode—sits in serene stillness, surrounded by all manner of delicate object d’art, from elaborate combs to fanciful lamps, curious statues to languid glassware. These are the works of Alexander Carpenter, Maurice Dufrène, Adrien Dalpayrat, Henry van de Velde, Gustave Gurschner, and Joseph Mendes da Costa. It’s a tour de force in graphic design!
Imp. J. Minot, Paris
literature: DFP-II, 676; Musée d’Affiche, 57; Weill, 51; Wagner, 80; Abdy, p. 162; PAI-LXXXV, 400

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Julius Meier-Graefe’s La Maison Moderne opened in 1899 as a competitor of Bing’s Maison de l’Art Nouveau, both high-end art dealers focusing on the latest in new, modern art—which, at the time, included the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Felix Aubert, and Pierre Selmersheim. The Maison, however, had a generally younger clientele and was more at the forefront of the movement than Bing’s. Orazi, the master lithographer and designer featured at the gallery, created one of the most brilliant masterpieces of the era to promote the gallery. The model—dance celebrity Cléo de Mérode—sits in serene stillness, surrounded by all manner of delicate object d’art, from elaborate combs to fanciful lamps, curious statues to languid glassware. These are the works of Alexander Carpenter, Maurice Dufrène, Adrien Dalpayrat, Henry van de Velde, Gustave Gurschner, and Joseph Mendes da Costa. It’s a tour de force in graphic design!

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