Pierre Jahan Français, 1909-2003
Illustration d'un livre sur le maquillage de Raymon Gid, 1938
Photography, vintage gelatin-silver print by the artist
38,9 x 28,1 cm
A cut-out female face appears to float against a blank background, while a hand underlines her right eyebrow. Through this collage, Jahan creates an image that is both commercial and...
A cut-out female face appears to float against a blank background, while a hand underlines her right eyebrow. Through this collage, Jahan creates an image that is both commercial and unusual. Raymond Gid, a Parisian graphic designer and advertising executive, played a significant role in Jahan's typographic research and his interest in page layout.
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