Joie de vivre: Le Bonheur du Jour ou Les Graces à la Mode, Henri Reidel, after George Barbier, 1920
engraving, h 310mm × w 448mm More details
Luxuriously produced fashion series by artists immerse the reader in a world of exotic colours and joie de vivre. George Barbier writes in the introduction of Le Bonheur du Jour that everything in his album delights the eye: extravagant clothing, feather fans, amorous entangle-ments, and pleasant diversion.
