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Alla Nazimova

This gouache on illustration board painting was created in 1927 by John Vassos, a singularly unique inventor, industrial designer and artist and illustrator, and appeared in the E.P. Dutton & Company edition of Salome.

Salome

Artist: John Vassos

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art
Tagged With: Alla Nazimova, art deco, erotic, John Vassos, macabre, Natacha Rambova, nude, Oscar Wilde, Salome, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: February 25, 2018

An elementally beautiful nymph in the midst of metamorphosis rises from the churning sea in this mythic and beautiful 1907 oil on canvas by Paul Swan. This important early example from the artist, who was himself a social butterfly, features tremendous sophistication of technique, and combines the Art Nouveau style which was popular at the time with hints of the streamlined figural forms which would become synonymous with the art deco era.

Metamorphosis of Beauty

Artist: Paul Swan

Filed Under: Illustration & Advertising Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1910s, Alla Nazimova, american, Andy Warhol, art nouveau, fantasy, gay interest, glamour, nymph, Paul Swan, The Golden Gallery
Added to Gallery: November 25, 2010

 

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