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Georges Lepape, Papiers à Lettres “Élite”, detail: Maquette for the Logo of the Élite Paper Company, 1925.
Although Georges Lepape came to be renowned for his fashion illustrations and magazine covers, and also produced posters, cards, costume and set designs for the theatre and advertisements, such as the present sheet. This drawing was used as a design for the trademark for a brand of writing paper produced in 1925 by the Élite Paper Company in France. This image was used as a maquette for a printed advertisement, as well as for the covers of the boxes in which the letter paper and envelopes were sold.
Source: mote-historie
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