Poster, Loïe Fuller (Primary Title)
Theater of Loïe Fuller (Primary Title)
Manuel Orazi, Italian, active in Paris, 1860 - 1934 (Artist)
Affiches Artistiques, French, Paris (Printer)
Manuel Orazi’s artistic prowess was highlighted at the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle through his interior design for the Palais de la Danse, as well as through posters he designed for different pavilions. This poster promotes dance legend Loïe Fuller’s Serpentine performance at the exposition’s Théâtre de Loïe Fuller. A revolutionary innovator of theater and set design, Fuller invented a system of spotlights that illuminated Fuller’s white costume on stage with a rainbow glow, which is referenced in this poster’s gradient of colors.
Signed in stone with artist's monogram lower right
Printed along lower left margin: Affiches Artistiques, MANUEL ORAZI, 8 Rue de l'Orient
Sydney and Frances Lewis Endowment Fund
Loie Fuller. Danseuse de l'art Nouveau, Musee de l'Ecole de Nancy, pp. 153, 175, no. 71 (identical example);
Yvonne Brunhammer et al, Art Nouveau Belgium, France, Institute for the Arts, Rice University, 1976pp. 112-113, no. 133;
(Other examples cited in Curatorial File)
Yvonne Brunhammer et al, Art Nouveau Belgium, France, Institute for the Arts, Rice University, 1976pp. 112-113, no. 133;
(Other examples cited in Curatorial File)
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC
Some object records are not complete and do not reflect VMFA's full and current knowledge. VMFA makes routine updates as records are reviewed and enhanced.