Manner of André Édouard Marty Vogue Magazine Lady on a Zebra Art Deco Portrait Watercolor Painting in Black and Gilded Frame

Vintage watercolor painted portrait of "Lady on a Zebra" after the 1926 Vogue magazine cover by André Édouard Marty (French, 1882–1974). Dated 1970. The piece has hand deckled edges and is mounted under museum glass in a custom black and gilded frame. In frame it measures 32" x 26". Artwork in very good, age appropriate condition with light wear.

André Édouard Marty (French, 1882–1974)

André Édouard Marty was a French artist, illustrator, and designer whose elegant, stylized work helped define the visual language of the Art Deco era. Born in Paris, Marty studied at the École des Beaux-Arts under Fernand Cormon, where his contemporaries included fellow illustrators Georges Lepape, Charles Martin, and Pierre Brissaud.

Marty became particularly celebrated for his fashion and society illustrations. He was a longtime contributor to La Gazette du Bon Ton, the influential Parisian fashion journal that brought together many of the period's leading artists and couturiers. His illustrations also appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Femina, and House & Garden. Characterized by graceful figures, refined compositions, and a distinctly romantic quality, his work captured the fashion and sophisticated social world of early 20th-century Paris.

His career extended well beyond fashion illustration. Marty designed posters, theatrical sets and costumes, illustrated some fifty books, and produced work for clients including the Ballets Russes and London Transport. He was also closely involved with the landmark 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris, contributing to the decoration of the Pavillon Fontaine and serving as a member of the exhibition jury. The exposition would ultimately give the Art Deco movement its name.

Today, Marty is recognized as one of the distinctive illustrators of the French Art Deco period, with work that bridges fine art, fashion, publishing, theater, and decorative design.