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André FARKAS known as ANDRÉ-FRANÇOIS (1915-2005) A carousel of 7 reasons Set of six oil pastels enhanced with colors. 29 x 41 cm The project for a sixteen pages brochure is attached. Student of Cassandre, he is considered one of the greatest poster artists and illustrators of the 20th century. In the field of publishing, he illustrated books by Céline, Jacques Prévert, Jarry, Raymond Queneau, Boris Vian, François David (Le Calumet de la paix). In the field of the press, he signed advertising campaigns for Télérama, Le Nouvel Observateur, Punch. Since 1963, he has been a regular contributor to The New Yorker and, for nearly 20 years, to the mental health magazine VST. United by a complicity with Vincent Pachès for nearly 25 years, the relationship between text and image was given a magical boost with their work. The Bestiary that the newspaper Le Monde published every week for a year was included in a book published by Seuil (Scènes de ménagerie). Sources : Internet
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André FARKAS known as ANDRÉ-FRANÇOIS (1915-2005) A carousel of 7 reasons Set of six oil pastels enhanced with colors. 29 x 41 cm The project for a sixteen pages brochure is attached. Student of Cassandre, he is considered one of the greatest poster artists and illustrators of the 20th century. In the field of publishing, he illustrated books by Céline, Jacques Prévert, Jarry, Raymond Queneau, Boris Vian, François David (Le Calumet de la paix). In the field of the press, he signed advertising campaigns for Télérama, Le Nouvel Observateur, Punch. Since 1963, he has been a regular contributor to The New Yorker and, for nearly 20 years, to the mental health magazine VST. United by a complicity with Vincent Pachès for nearly 25 years, the relationship between text and image was given a magical boost with their work. The Bestiary that the newspaper Le Monde published every week for a year was included in a book published by Seuil (Scènes de ménagerie). Sources : Internet
