Lepape

Georges (1887-1971). French illustrator. The women he drew had turned their backs on Decadentism, the frills of Art Nouveau and the Belle Époque, and started the age of the femme-garµonne. They were not femmes fatales, but they had a very jaunty, carefree look. In his two-dimensional photos, the color was distributed in blocks, like in oriental prints, by which Lepape was fascinated. In 1911 he designed the catalogue Les Choses de Paul Poiret, then went to work for Lanvin. His easily recognizable touch dominated various magazines for years, for example, Gazette du Bon Ton, Fémina, Harper’s Bazaar, Modes et Manières d’Aujourd’hui, Vanity Fair, and Vogue. During the 1920s he held classes in New York and his drawings were imitated by young illustrators. His last cover drawing was 1938 but he later worked on book illustrations.