Original Drawing Art Deco José De Zamora Portrait Woman Fashion Bathing Suit 30s

  

Original drawing in pencil and watercolor on paper. Portrait of a woman wearing a bathing dress and a lighter outfit.

By the Spanish-born painter, draftsman, fashion designer, and costume creator. 31 x 26.2 cm. The drawing is not signed. Condition is fair, with signs of use, creases, and tears at the edges (see photos). His first drawings were published in 1910 for the magazines "Nuevo Mundo," a review founded in Madrid, as well as "La Esfera," a luxury cultural magazine renowned for the quality of its illustrations.

Later, he moved to Paris and worked with the designer Paul Poiret, responsible for creating sketches for models and dressing the trendiest female personalities of the time. He also met Erté, a Russian artist settled in France, who was in charge of designing the sets for the presentation of Paul Poiret’s Oriental-style ball gowns. In 1914, when World War I broke out, the artist was forced to leave the French capital and return to Spain. There, he continued his work as a draftsman. In the 1920s, Zamora successively created posters for the Casino de Paris, the Bataclan, the Mogador Theatre, the Moulin Rouge, and the Folies Bergères. José Zamora had a significant influence on graphic arts, notably on artists Antonio Juez, Julio Antonio, and Víctor Cortezo.