Paul Colin (1892 Nancy, France - 1985 Nogent-sur-Marne, France) was a prolific master illustrator of Decorative Art posters. A professional artist, scenographer, graphic designer and theatre painter. He specialised in theatre sets, book design and costume design. During his lifetime he created over 1900 posters and worked in theatre for more than 40 years. He was influenced by Surrealism and Cubism, typically using very exaggerated shapes, striking colours and stylised art forms in his work. He used a large palette of colours to emphasise the energy and meaning conveyed by his subjects, and his art is strongly in the style of the Art Deco movement. Many of his most famous illustrations were created for Jazz Age music and theatre. His designs incorporate jazz elements, highly stylised or caricaturised humanoids are strangely juxtaposed with geometrically overlapping objects such as Cubist collages. His own background in painting and his love of theatre helped him to become one of the most important French poster artists of the 1920s and 1930s.
For more biographical information see part 1 & for earlier works see parts 1-4 also.
This is part 5 of a 7 part series on the works of Paul Colin:
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| c1948 Afrique Occidentale Française (French West Africa) colour lithograph 98.5 x 60 cm |
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| 1948 Vichy, Demandez Votre Quart colour lithograph 160 x 109.7 cm |
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| 1948 Theatre National de L'Opera colour lithograph 112 x 176 cm |
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| 1949 Exposition Paul Colin, Pavillon de Marsan colour lithograph 155 x 115 cm |
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| 1949 Cie Gle Transatlantique, French Line colour lithograph 100 x 62 cm |
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| 1949 Centenaire de la Mort de Frederic Chopin (Centenary of the death of Frederic Chopin) colour lithograph 149 x 99 cm |
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| 1949 Arts Ménagers, Grand Palais (Household Arts, Grand Palais) colour lithograph 58.4 x 38.1 cm |
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| 1949 Rosario and Anonio, Los Chavalillos colour lithograph 61 x 45.25 cm |
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| 1949 La nuit de Paris, Palais de Chaillot (Paris Night, Palais de Chaillot) colour lithograph poster 59.5 x 39 cm |
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| 1949 L'Aviation, 18th Salon International colour lithograph 61.4 x 45.2 cm |
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| c1949 La Nouvelle Eve colour lithograph 153 x 113 cm |
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| c1949 Katherine Dunham gouache and crayon maquette for a poster (see below) 30 x 20 cm |
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| c1949 Katherine Dunham colour lithograph 150 x 99 cm |
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| 1950 Liqueur Izarra colour lithograph 47 x 36 cm |
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| 1950 L'étrange bal (The strange ball) colour lithograph 62.5 x 40 cm |
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| c1950 La nuit de mai à Bobino (May night in Bobino) colour lithograph 60 x 38.5 cm |
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| c1950 Electricité de France, Pour un meilleur réseau de distribution (Electricity of France, For a better distribution network) colour lithograph 160 x 113 cm |
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| c1950 Dunlop Tyres gouache and ink maquette 113 x 78 cm |
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| c1950 Bibliothèque du Peuple (People's Library) colour lithograph 60 x 40 cm |
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| c1950 TWA Trans World Airline colour lithograph 99.75 x 62.25 cm |
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| c1950 Santé - Sobriété (Health - Sobriety) colour lithograph 118 x 78 cm |
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| Donnez aujourd'hui Recevoir Demain (Give today Receive tomorrow) colour lithograph 57 x 38 cm |
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| c1950 Paris colour lithograph 104.1 x 64.7 cm |
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| c1950 Journées Francaises de Bienfaisance Bruxelles (French Charity Days in Brussels) colour lithograph 53 x 47 cm |
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| c1950 Zenith (Watches) colour lithograph 127 x 89 cm |
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| c1950 Vichy, Mai Octobre colour lithograph poster 100 x 62 cm |
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| 1950s Paul Colin exhibition, Galerie Creuze lithograph 66 x 42 cm |
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| 1950s A Vous Réfrigérateur Bosch colour lithograph 61.4 x 44.8 cm |
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| c1951 Textiles ink & gouache maquette 27.8 x 18.6 cm |
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| c1951 La mode (Fashion) pencil & gouache maquette 34.7 x 20.7 cm |
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| 1951 Exposition Textile Internationale colour lithograph 57 x 39 cm |
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| 1951 Festival du Film, Cannes colour lithograph 99 x 62.8 cm |
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| 1951 Bal des Arts, Les Mystères de Paris (Arts Ball, The Mysteries of Paris) colour lithograph 63 x 42 cm |
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| 1951 1er Deuxieme Salon de la Chimie (First Chemistry Exhibition) colour lithograph 113 x 76 cm |
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| c1952 Non aux accords de bonn et de Paris (No to the Bonn and Paris agreements) colour lithograph 80 x 57 cm |
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| c1952 Compagnie Générale Transatlantique, French Line colour lithograph 100 x 61 cm |
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| 1952 La Nuit, Au Temps des Ballets Russes (Night, in the Time of the Ballets Russes) colour lithograph 59.3 x 40.3 cm |
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| 1953 Le Petrole, Inspire Les Peintres, Prix Shell Francaise (Oil, Inspires Painters, French Shell Prize) colour lithograph 60 x 40 cm |
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| 1953 Femmes, Galerie Drouant-David lithograph 62.2 x 41.9 cm |
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| 1953 Électricite de France, Parts de Production colour lithograph 61 x 44.8 cm |
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| 1953 Deuxieme Salon de la Chimie (Second Chemistry Exhibition) colour lithograph 150.5 x 99.5 cm |
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| 1954 Le Progrès colour lithograph 79 x 57 cm |
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| 1954 Camille (&) Sauvage Disques RCA colour lithograph 116.8 x 78 cm |
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| 1955 Fransk Festival (French Festival) colour lithograph 83 x 54 cm |
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| 1955 Emprunt pour la construction des grands barrages (Loan for the construction of large dams) colour lithograph 79 x 59 cm |
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| 1955 Compagnie Générale Transatlantique 1855 1955 colour colour lithograph 99 x 61.5 cm |
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| 1956 IVe Salon de la Chimie (IVth Chemistry Exhibition) colour lithograph 150.6 x 99.8 cm |
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| Afrique, Air France colour lithograph 99.75 x 61.5 cm |
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| Electricite de France, Emprunt 1957 (Electricity of France, Loan 1957) colour lithograph 118 x 77 cm |
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| 1958 colis postal avion (airmail parcel) colour lithograph 100 x 62 cm |
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| 1960 Sic, Enfin Une Boisson Rafraicissante (Sic, Finally A Refreshing Drink) colour lithograph 155.5 x 113.6 cm |
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