Cassandre

A.M. Cassandre is well known for his Art Deco poster design using streamline and mechanization motifs portraying travel and innovative technologies. Cassandre also explored visual movement with his posters displaying modes of transportation. Cassandre was born in Kharkov, Ukraine in 1901 to French parents, eventually settling in Paris in 1915 with his family. In 1923 Cassandre completed “Au Bucheron” which created a sensation throughout Paris, earned him instant fame, and was awarded the first prize at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs in 1925. Cassandre designed for a few firms before making his debut as a painter for the theatre in 1933, and in 1934 also began teaching for a graphic art school. After coming back from WWII Cassandre continued on various art projects, divorces two wives, and eventually committed suicide in 1968.

Below is a list of Cassandre's works:

Bonal, Bugatti, Dubonnet, Etoile du Nord, Grand Sport, Italia, L'Atlantique, L'Oiseau Bleu, Nicolas Verre, Nord Express, Normandie, Pathe, Pernod Fils, Sensation, Statendam, Statndam, Sweepstake, Transatlantique, Triptique Dubonnet, Vins Nicolas