Lot 567: ZIG (Louis Gaudin, ?-1936)Mistinguett.

ZIG (Louis Gaudin, ?-1936)
Mistinguett.
Mistinguett, queen of the French music-hall, had a way of outliving her designers. After her favorite, Gesmar, died in 1928, she switched to Zig. The artist had been a habitué of Montmartre cabarets where he sang and recited at the drop of a beret. Both of them affected a flamboyantly showy style, which exactly suited the Miss persona, and after he proved himself with set and costume designs, she ultimately trusted him with the design of her posters. Here, Zig gives us Mistinguett as a country girl complete with a basket of flowers. Beyond its graphic flair, it's Zig juxtaposing the star's saucy sexiness with naïf trappings like Brigitte Bardot in her gingham bikini that makes the image so effective.
Imp. H. Chachoin, Paris

47 3/8 x 63 in./120.5 x 160 cm

1928.0

Cond B+/Slight tears at folds.

Imp. H. Chachoin, Paris

Imp. H. Chachoin, Paris