Monday, May 24, 2010

Chéri Hérouard - La Vie Parisienne








According to Wiki, Chéri Hérouard (1881 - 1961) was a French illustrator who was most famously known for his forty-five year work for French society magazine, La Vie Parisienne.

I found this set of Hérouard's cover-art for La Vie Parisienne on the Flicker photostream of asoftblackstar - if you're interested in vintage illustration there's a lot more on her page, some of it quite saucy.

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11 comments:

  1. One of our local eateries has quite a few prints of this artist; always fun to look at however many times you've seen them.

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  2. I hope the eatery isn't the local Fish 'n Chips shop? ... just kidding ... yeah, they do have a kind of vintage sensuality about them hey ...

    ... gee, I shouldn't have said that, now I've got a sudden craving for hot fish 'n chips dowsed in salt 'n vinegar ...

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  3. Just looked at the whole page of pictures, some of them really are great and as you say quite saucy. I love the Parisienne touch. Thanks for this one. Diane

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  4. Thanks Diane - yes, I love them too ...

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  5. Just got caught up on your latest couple of posts and was fascinated by the signs in the desert and in the desert landscape itself. I live close to the Mojave Desert and it's fun to see a very different kind of desert.--inger

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  6. I assume every cover had a woman on it. All this before digital illustrator programs.

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  7. I'd love to visit the Mojave Desert Inger - I've seen some great images of cacti from that area - do you visit there often?


    Yeah, it does seem so lisleman, I'm not sure what type of magazine it was but I presume it was targeted at women and passed down to the menfolk to pore over the pictures ...

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  8. They did capture an era, you could feel it just by watching.

    Graham, thank you for your kind words.

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  9. Yes indeed Fazlisa - and thank you too ...

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  10. I like how you are always introducing us to a variety of different artists and art styles. It also makes you realise just how many really creative & talented people there are out there !

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  11. Thanks Lynda, I'm not knowledgeable about art - these are things I've come across whilst surfing the net and which have caught my fancy - I'm glad you enjoy them too ...

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