Dancing by Marcel Vertès
Description
Marcel Vertès (1895-1961) moved to Paris during World War I. While living in the Latin Quarter, he distinguished himself as a printmaker, illustrator, and painter, depicting the café culture that surrounded him. Following World War II, he immigrated to the United States where he worked on the 1952 Hollywood film Moulin Rouge, winning two Oscars for best art direction and best costume design. His murals, which he finished before returning to Paris, can still be viewed in the famed Café Carlyle in New York City.
Marcel Vertès
b. Hungary, 1895-1961, active in France
Untitled 4 from the portfolio Dancing, ca. 1920s
Color lithograph on wove paper
15 x 22-1/8 in. (38.1 x 56.2 cm)
Bequest of Buzz Miller. The Alan Groh-Buzz Miller Collection 1999.12.107.e
United States
