A Woman applying makeup in a Hat. Design for the cosmetics brand "Soir de Paris." Original drawing.

Published by Paris: Circa 1928

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Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Wittenborn Art Books

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Original ink drawing for the publicity of Soir de Paris, the perfume-cosmetics line of the Bourjois company. 9 x 8 cm on 23 x 15 cm. card stock. Initialed by the artist.History of Bourjois:In 1860, M. Ponsin, an actor, established a shop at 28 place Vendome, Paris, which sold perfumes, toiletries and cosmetics.In 1860, M. Ponsin, an actor, established a shop at 28 place Vendome, Paris, which sold perfumes, toiletries and cosmetics.In 1869, the shop was purchased by Alexandre Napoleon Bourjois and the company was renamed Bourjois. Around 1880, Emile Orosdi became a co-proprietor and in 1898, the business was acquired by Ernest Wertheimer, who had already established a reputation of producing perfumes, theatrical makeup, and a best selling rice face powder called Java. Bourjois invented the first dry rouge in 1890, and marketed the first powder compact.The most successful line was Soir de Paris or Evening In Paris which debuted in 1928. You might find a perfume bottle by Gilot, named Soir de Paris, this is not a typo, this perfume-cosmetics line was trademarked in 1925, prior to Bourjois. Expertise by Elvire Poulain-Marquis &Pierre Poulain : 06 07 79 98 61 5 rue de Saintonge 75003 Paris.…

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Title
A Woman applying makeup in a Hat. Design for the cosmetics brand "Soir de Paris." Original drawing.
Author
Manset, Régis (1900-1978)
Publisher
Paris: Circa 1928
Condition
Good
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Wittenborn Art Books

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.

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We deal in antiquarian books, prints, posters, paintings and other art related material. We are also a publisher and distributer of art reference books, primarily catalogues raisonnés. We are related to Alan Wofsy Fine Arts and Dow & Frosini. Look for us at www.art-books.com

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Art Reference Books, Mexican Movie posters, Picasso, Books with original graphics, San Francisco and California, Leonard Baskin, Judaica graphics and the Haggadah, Original prints and posters, Bibliographies, Silver and Decorative Art books

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