Cheri Herouard ~ La Vie Parisienne

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While looking for artwork to decoupage onto candle jars, I serendipitiously found vintage covers of the French magazine, La Vie Parisienne.  Founded in 1863, La Vie Parisienne was originally designed to appeal to the upper-classes, offering literary pieces, society gossip and articles about the arts.  It also featured the work of immensely talented artists like Georges Barbier, Gerda Wegener, Chéri Hérouard, Georges Léonnec, Maurice Milliere.  The artwork was considered risqué, even erotic (think early porn for the intellectual).

I adore the work Chéri Hérouard did for La Vie Parisienne and wanted to share some of it with you.  I hope you find it as titillating as I do!


















Comments

Lauren said…
These are great! Where did you find the images?
February 16, 2012 at 9:25 AM
Anonymous said…
I do, I love, I <3, I adore! Can't wait to see what you do with them!
February 16, 2012 at 9:37 AM
Leah Marie Brown said…
Lauren ~ Thank you! I found these images all over the net. I also began collecting them and one of the images is from my collection.
March 6, 2012 at 4:59 AM
Lucinda Brant said…
I have a Pinterest Board dedicated to Cheri Herouard! Love his work. : - )
August 27, 2012 at 1:43 AM
asoftblackstar said…
"Chut!" appears to be by Georges Barbier.
January 3, 2013 at 9:18 PM
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