George Barbier

George Barbier (1882–1932) was one of the defining illustrators of the Art Deco era, known for his elegant fashion plates, theatre designs, and richly stylized graphic work. His illustrations for Gazette du Bon Ton, haute couture houses, and Parisian stage productions helped set the visual language of early twentieth-century luxury and modernity.

Canvas Classics features a wide selection of his most striking designs, including Au Revoir, Columbine, Des Robes Dans la Nuit, Incantation, In the Grotto, both Isola Bella compositions, L’Aveu Difficile, L’Orgueil, L’Oiseau Volage, La Danse, La Paresse, Le Feu, Laissez-Moi Seule, Oui, Phaedra and Hippolytus, Skating, Sortilèges, Le Grand Décolletage, and La Gourmandise. These works showcase Barbier’s hallmark combination of crisp geometry, opulent pattern, and theatrical elegance that defined the height of Art Deco illustration.