PICHON, R. (Workshop). - "Art déco" box cover.

Chromolithographed box cover with Arabic design laid down on original cardboard sheet. A striking example of commercial artworks produced by the artist and graphic designer Robert Pichon and his Parisian studio Ateliers de Dessin & Lithographie R. Pichon.
This print is not signed but originates from the archive of Robert Pichon workshop. His works include a variety of the hallmark themes of the Art Deco period, with designs influenced by Fauvist colour and Cubist composition. Subject matter ranges from the figurative, including flora, fauna, and Classical mythology, to abstract geometric motifs.
The workshop was specialized in graphic design for advertising and R. Pichon, active in the years 1910-1940, was working for the Lorilleux printing house for which he realized many models in the 1920/1930.
Pichon also worked frequently for the magazine Caractère and mainly for special Christmas issues.

Provenance : Archive Ateliers de Dessin & Lithographie R. Pichon, Paris.