MAUZAN Achille

Italian ( 1883 - 1952 )

Achille Mauzan was known as a decorative illustrator designing during the Art Deco movement, though he also painted and sculpted. After a period of study in France, Mauzan divided his life between Milan, Paris and Argentina. During the period between the wars, he used forms and materials under the influence of the avant-garde cubists. He was also an illustrator of posters and postcards. During a long distinguished career, as a poster printer and a distinguished designer, Mauzan designed over 2,000 posters, using a style marked by humor and brilliant colors for advertisement and events and over 1,000 original postcard images. He is also noted for designing several war posters including an adaptation of the famous Lord Kirchener poster. Today, his postcards are as highly valued as his poster images as collectors are quick to recognize the value of an original postcard image created by this prolific artist.