La Morte d’Amour – Modes et manners de Torquate – Charles Martin (1920) – Art Deco Poster Print

Charles Martin’s La Morte d’Amour transforms a fashion illustration into a theatrical vision of romantic tragedy. A woman in a vivid magenta dress appears to float or swoon across a turquoise landscape, her dramatically outstretched figure contrasted against the angular folds of the surrounding drapery. The saturated colors, flattened perspective, and exaggerated pose give the composition an almost dreamlike quality, while the small flowers and patterned garment add an elegant decorative counterpoint to its macabre subject.

Created for the October 1920 issue of Gazette du Bon Ton, the illustration was Plate 72 in a series that presented contemporary fashion through literary, historical, and imaginative themes. Martin’s composition exemplifies the sophisticated pochoir aesthetic of French fashion illustration, combining bold blocks of color with finely drawn contours and an unusually dynamic sense of movement. The title, La Morte d’Amour (“The Death of Love”), and the subtitle Modes et Manieres de Torquate give the image the character of a deliberately melodramatic fashion tableau, blurring the boundaries between costume, illustration, and visual storytelling.

 

🖨️ Print features:

– Made with museum-grade archival paper for excellent printing fidelity and vibrant color reproduction

– Paper weight: 189 g/m2

– For indoor use only

– Care instructions: If the print does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, dry cloth.

– Please note: Due to the production process of these posters, please allow for slight size deviations with a tolerance +/- 1/16″

 

🚚 Fulfillment, Shipping, and Return Policy:

– Printed and shipped from the U.S.

– Ships in a sturdy mailing tube, frame not included

– As our items are unique and made to order, we can only accept a return or exchange in the event that an item arrives damaged or misprinted. We cannot accept returns if you order the wrong size or change your mind. Any return requests must be made within 14 days of receiving the order.

 

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