Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

17 September, 2026

Art Deco. The Golden Age Of Graphic Art And Typographical Illustration.



Advertisement for “The North Star Train”.
Affiche du train “Étoile du Nord” (North Star).
Source: Own work.
This File: 14 November 2010.
Author: Not known.
(Wikimedia Commons)


Text from Wikipedia - the free encyclopaedia,
unless stated otherwise.

Art Deco, or, Deco, is an influential visual arts design style that first appeared in France after World War I and began flourishing internationally in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s before its popularity waned after World War II

It is an eclectic style that combines Traditional craft motifs with Machine Age imagery and materials. The style is often characterised by rich colours, bold geometric shapes, and lavish ornamentation.

Deco emerged from the Inter-War Period when rapid industrialisation was transforming culture. One of its 
major attributes is an embrace of technology. This distinguishes Deco from the organic motifs favoured by 
its predecessor, Art Nouveau.



The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco-style Skyscraper,
which was completed in 1930, in New York.
Creator: Carol M. Highsmith. 1946. Photographer.
Date Created/Published: 16 September 2007.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and 
Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540
Credit: 
Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, 
Prints and Photographs Division.
(Wikimedia Commons)



English: 
Cassandre in 1967.
Nederlands: 
A. M. Cassandre op de opening van de decor 
en affiche-tentoonstelling van A. M. Cassandre 
in de Rijksacademie te Amsterdam.
Photo: 26 May 1967.
Source: 
Image has been extracted from another file: 
This File is made available under the 
Author: Ron Kroon / Anefo.
(Wikimedia Commons)


Cassandre, pseudonym of Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron (24 January 1901 – 17 June 1968) was a Ukrainian-French Painter, Commercial Poster Artist, and Typeface Designer.

He was born Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron in Kharkiv, Ukraine, to French parents. As a young man, Cassandre moved to Paris, where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and at the Académie Julian

The popularity of Posters as advertising afforded him an opportunity to work for a Parisian Printing House. 

Inspired by Cubism, as well as Surrealism, he earned a reputation with works such as Bûcheron (Woodcutter), a Poster created for a Cabinet-Maker that won First Prize at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes.


Cassandre became successful enough that, with the help of partners, he was able to set up his own Advertising Agency, called “Alliance Graphique”, serving a wide variety of clients during the 1930s. 

He is perhaps best known for his Posters advertising travel, for clients such as the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits.

His creations for the Dubonnet Wine Company were among the first Posters designed in a manner that allowed them to be seen by occupants in moving vehicles. 

His Posters are memorable for their innovative graphic solutions and their frequent denotations to such Painters as Max Ernst and Pablo Picasso


In addition, he taught Graphic Design at the École des Arts Décoratifs and then at the École d’Art Graphique.

With Typography an important part of Poster Design, the Company created several new Typeface Styles. 

Cassandre developed Bifur in 1929, the Sans Serif Acier Noir in 1935, and, in 1937, an all-purpose Font called Peignot

In 1936, his works were exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, which led to commissions from Harper’s Bazaar to do Cover Designs.



Bluebird Sparton Radio.
1936.
Designed by Walter Dorwin Teague
in Blue Mirrored Glass, Chrome and Ebonised Wood.
Illustration: PHIL'S OLD RADIOS



Poster for Century of Progress World’s Fair in Chicago, Illinois, in 1933, showing Buildings with Boats on Water.
Date: 1933.
This image is available from the United States 
Library of Congress’ Prints and Photographs Division 
under the Digital ID cph.3q11941.
Author: Weimer Pursell. 
Silkscreen print by Neely Printing Co., Chicago.
(Wikimedia Commons)



The De La Warr Pavilion,
Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England.
Photo: 9 November 2007.
Source:
Originally posted to Flickr
This File is licensed under the
Author: Alan Stanton.
(Wikimedia Commons)



Spiral Staircase of the De La Warr Pavilion, 
Bexhill, East Sussex.
Photo: 27 June 2007.
Source: 
Originally posted to Flickr as De La Warr Pavilion.
This File is licensed under the 
2.0 Generic Licence.
Author: David Dawson
(Wikimedia Commons)



Tamara de Lempicka.
Date: 1929.
Source:
(Wikipedia)

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