"henri Mercier, Elegant In A Purple Dress"

Henri MERCIER (active between the 1920s and 1950s)
Elegant in a purple dress

Watercolor and gouache on paper.
Signed lower center HENRI MERCIER.
Dimensions: H. 57.5 cm, W. 31.5 cm
Dimensions with frame: H. 62.5 cm, W. 37 cm

Our portrait features an elegant young woman, wearing a red dress revealing the curve of her legs perched on black pumps.
She is depicted with her arms covered in opera gloves up to her elbows, displaying an astonishing twisted posture of the bust which highlights the idealized line of her body.

Henri MERCIER

French illustrator, author of numerous advertising drawings for luxury and fashion brands : Helena Rubinstein, Au Bon Marché, Louis Vuitton suitcases, Longines watches, Lucile Couture, Anna Couture, Yteb Couture, Alix Lebreton Couture, Bernard et Cie Couture, Kestos swimsuits, Cecil shoes, Neyret lingerie, Barclay tights, Worth perfume, Bertimey perfume, Onglesoi nail polish, Renault, Fiat and Peugeot automobiles, coachbuilder Louis Gallé...
His style perfectly matches the canons of Art Deco with its chic and slender figures, its pure and simplified lines which can be found even in his creations of the 50s.