French professional artist, scenographer, graphic designer and theatre painter Paul Colin (1892–1985) born in Nancy, France, died in Nogent-sur-Marne. He was a prolific master illustrator of Decorative Arts posters.
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| Posters designed by Paul Colin in the 1920s and ’30s |
During his lifetime Colin created over 1900 posters and worked in theatre for more than 40 years. He was praised for the perfect combination of organic and graphic themes with geometric forms. He was influenced by Surrealism and Cubism, typically using very exaggerated shapes, striking colors and very stylized art forms in his work. He used a large palette of colors to emphasize the energy and meaning conveyed by his subjects, and his art is strongly in the style of the Art Deco movement.
Many of his most famous illustrations were created for Jazz Age music and theatre. His designs incorporate jazz elements, bold and striking colors, Cubist and Surrealist. Highly stylized or caricaturized humanoids are strangely juxtaposed with geometrically overlapping objects such as Cubist collages. His own background in painting and his love of theatre helped him to become one of the most important French poster artists of the 1920s and 1930s.
Colin has been teaching his skills for over 40 years at the “Ecole Paul Colin” graphic arts school in Paris, where many graphic artists and designers have benefited. He was the master of painter Philippe Derome and poster artists duo Lefor-Openo.
Here below is a set of impressive posters designed by Paul Colin in the 1920s and 1930s.
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| République Française Military Aviation Recruitment Poster, circa 1920s |
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| Revue Nègre, 1924 |
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| Féeries Fantastiques, La Loïe Fuller, circa 1925 |
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| Jean Borlin, 1925 |
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| Bal Nègre, 1927 |
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| Ch. Gir, 1927 |
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| Exposition Nancy, 1928 |
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| La Nuit du Théâtre à Luna Park, 1928 |
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| Mitty Tillio et Ricaux, Casino de Paris, 1928 |
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| Tabarin, 1928 |
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| André Renaud, 1929 |
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| Les Mathurins, Le Collier, 1929 |
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| Alice Dufrene, 1930 |
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| Bal Des Petits Lits Blancs A L'opéra, 1930 |
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| Damia, circa 1930 |
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| Gham-Bo, circa 1930 |
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| Grand Magasins De Nouveautés, Paris - Montpellier, circa 1930 |
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| Grock en exclusivité à Odeon, 1930 |
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| Josephine & Jazz - Maquette, circa 1930 |
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| La Granero, circa 1930s |
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| Loterie Nationale, circa 1930s |
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| Mary Ditrix, circa 1930s |
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| Musée d'Ethnographie and Punu mask, 1930 |
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| Nuit du Ciel, circa 1930 |
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| Pierre Meyer, 1930 |
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| Shanghai, Jane Marnac, 1930 |
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| L’Ennemi dans le Sang, 1931 |
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| Yvonnet Guillet, 1931 |
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| Air Orient, 1932 |
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| Casino de Paris, Joséphine Baker, La Joie de Paris, 1932 |
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| Week End Cigarettes, Goût Anglais, 1933 |
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| Bagnoles de L'Orne, circa 1935 |
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| Lyvia Holos, circa 1935 |
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| Peugeot accélération, 1935 |
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| Serge Lifar, 1935 |
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| Théâtre de l'Apollo. Papavert, 1935 |
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| Grand Prix de Paris, 1936 |
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| Paris-International-Exposition, 1937 |
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| Waterman Inkvue, 1937 |
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| Balto Cigarettes Regie Française, 1938 |
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