Variation Sur Des Ruines: Pompei, From La Gazette Du Bon Ton (Andre Marty Illustrations)

Lucien Vogel / Conde Nast, Paris, 1922; First Edition; octavo (7 1/2" x 9 3/4"); 4 pages; Illustrated. Travelogue of a trip to Pompei, written from an aesthete’s perspective by celebrated artist George Barbier for Lucien Vogel’s trend-setting Parisian fashion journal, La Gazette Du Bon Ton. Recognized world wide as the epitome of good taste and style, the Gazette was issued monthly between November 1912 and December 1925, minus a hiatus during The First World War. It employed the foremost designers, artists, writers, and critics of its age, and each of the magazine’s illustrated articles was impeccably designed and finely printed in individual single-fold folios on heavy handmade paper, then loosely laid into an outer printed folder. All artwork was produced using the costly pochoir, or stencil, technique of hand coloring. Fine, with four beautiful in-text Art Deco style color pochoir illustrations by Andre Marty. From Gazette No. 7, 1922.Not a reproduction. Text in French.