André Edouard Marty

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deathdate = August 1974
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André Edouard Marty or A.E. Marty (April 16, 1882-August 1974) was a Parisian artist who worked mainly in the classic Art Deco style.

Career

A.E. Marty studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and Atelier Fernand Cormon in Montmartre, Paris. He was appointed on the jury for the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, from which the Art Deco movement took its name. [http://www.artophile.com/dynamic/artist_bio.asp?artistid=68 A.E. Marty biography presented by Artophile ] ]

Marty was one of only four artists to contribute to every year of "La Gazette du bon ton" a leading pochoir fashion magazine in Paris and in Europe (1912 to 1925).

Marty also had illustrations published in "Vogue", "Harper's Bazaar", "Vanity Fair", "House & Garden", "Le Sourire", "Fémina", "Modes et Manières d’Aujord’hui" and "Comoedia Illustre", among others.

He also illustrated numerous books and designed advertisements and theatre posters (including a number of famous ones for the Ballets Russes and the Théâtre National de l'Opéra in 1910).

In the 1930s Marty worked as a costume and set designer for the theatre, cinema and ballet. Later he also produced designs for enamel vases, plates and jewellery.

Illustrated books

"Incomplete list"
* François de Bondy's "Constance dans les cieux" (1925)
* Maurice Maeterlinck's 1945 "L'Oiseau Bleu" (1945)

Related artists

*George Barbier
*George Lepape
*Charles Martin
*Pierre Brissaud

References

External links

Biographies

* [http://www.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/fr/03museepublicite/expositions/reclame_publicite/portraits/marty.htm lesartsdecoratifs]
* [http://www.derbycityprints.com/doc-details-125-artist.htm French biography from Derby City Prints]

Examples of Marty illustrations

* [http://www.artophile.com/dynamic/artists/MartyA.E._ArtDecoandPochoir.htm Artwork of A.E. Marty]
* [http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/pochoir.html Vintage pochoir posters]