Mistinguett

Lot n° 319
Size: 47 x 62 3/4 in./119.4 x 159.4 cm
Condition: B/ Slight tears and stains, largely at edges.
Printer: Imp. H. Chachoin, Paris
Reference:: Gesmar, p. 105; PAI-LXXXI, 291
Key Words: Art Deco; Dance; Cabaret; Mistinguett

Ooh, what is that you're smoking, Mistinguett? One of the rarest of Gesmar’s designs for the cabaret star, this image shows her flirtatiously smoking a pearl-encrusted pipe, glancing coyly—or is that wearily?—over her shoulder. She's shown in the "Bonjour Paris" revue of 1924-25. Gesmar also designed her costumes, beginning at the age of 16.