One of my favourite Italian illustrator, caricaturist, costume and set designer is Umberto Brunelleschi (1879-1949).
Born in Italy, Brunelleschi moved to Paris at the beginning of the 1900s.
A refined artist and collaborator of famous fashion journals such as Journal des Dames et Des Modes and Gazette du Bon Ton and the founder and artistic director of La Guirlande d'art et de la litterature, Brunelleschi often penned his works, characterised by an oriental style and inspired by Léon Bakst and Erté, under the pseudonyms Aroun-al-Raxid or Aron-al-Rascid.
The artist also designed costumes for the Folies Bergère and the Casino de Paris, for many theatres in New York, Germany and Italy, and for famous stars such as Joséphine Baker.
The illustration I'm using for this post perfectly shows how, through his use of brilliant colours, Brunelleschi created a sort of magic fairy-tale world.
Merry Christmas to all the Irenebrination readers!
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