Paul Colin, Josephine Baker, 1920s / 1995, Lithographs, Framed, Set of 2

Description

This portfolio was published at the height of “the Black Craze” in Paris, a period of several years during which … more This portfolio was published at the height of “the Black Craze” in Paris, a period of several years during which black dancers and jazz musicians enjoyed a great popularity. It all started in 1925 when the troupe then playing at the Plantation Club in New York City’s Harlem was brought to Paris, and lead dancer Josephine Baker introduced the French to that new sensation: the Charleston. Colin, who was in on the whole thing from the beginning, collected the sketches he made of her and of other black performers who followed; these forty-eight plates, published in a limited edition of 500, are the result.

The images were drawn directly on the stone by Colin at the Chachoin plant in Paris and then stencil-colored (the term for this technique is pochoir). Pulsating with color and movement, the portfolio contains the very best of Colin’s lithographic work. In their book that reproduces all the illustrations and identifies all of the characters in this portfolio, authors Gates and Dalton give a fine appreciation of the work and its times: “It is as though Colin has staged a spectacular, imaginary opening night attended by everyone in the Paris entertainment world . . . Le Tumulte Noir captures a complex intercultural moment. Through Colin’s drawings, we sense the delight and disorientation that Paris experienced when it first encountered African-American music and dance in the persons of Josephine Baker and La Revue Negre”

A stunning pair of 70th Anniversary lithographs from 1995 by the National Bibliotque in Paris Printed and Authenticated by the ADAGP.

Dimensions:

Red Dress -

Height - 63cm
Width - 54cm
Depth - 1cm

Banana Dress -

Height - 84cm
Width - 63cm
Depth - 1cm

Condition Report:

Excellent condition, they have been kept in museum grade conditions, their colour, signature and authenticity writing and paper is excellently preserved, please refer to photos. This piece has an attribution mark,
I am sure that it is completely authentic and take full responsibility for any authenticity
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