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Marcel (1895-1961). Painter, illustrator. He worked for Vogue, illustrating the world of fashion and ateliers. Born in Budapest. He studied under Zala, the favorite sculptor of the emperor Franz Josef. In 1919, he moved to Vienna where he was successful as a billboard artist. But he considered it an expedient and little more. In 1925, he abandoned that successful career and left Vienna, traveling to Paris where he devoted himself to lithography: illustrations for numbered editions of Colette, Zola, and especially Pierre Louys and collaborations for fashion magazines.