Barbier

Georges (1882-1932). French illustrator and master of Art Deco. Born in Nantes, he learned the trade in the workshop of Lésage. At the age of 26 he arrived in Paris and enrolled, after the start of classes, at the Academie des Beaux Arts, part of a group of friends that included Iribe, Boutet de Movel, Brissaud, and Lepape. Together with them, he worked intensely for La Gazette du Bon Ton, the Journal des Dames and des Modes, Fémina, and Comoedia Illustrée. From 1911 to 1925 he worked with the atelier Worth. His albums of sketches for the Nijinski ballets are very famous. He created sets and costumes for the theater and the cinema, including Don Juan by Edmond Rostand, Monsieur Beaucaire, a film with Rudolf Valentino, and, together with Erté, for the Folies-Bergère.