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Item Type: Poster
Year: c.1975 - 51 years old
Artist:
Size: 32.0" x 44.0" (81cm x 112cm)
Condition:
This monumental poster for the 1975 Rencontres Internationales de la Musique in Vence represents a significant commission in Jean-Michel Folon's prolific career as a cultural poster artist. The Belgian illustrator, who had by this time established an international reputation through his editorial work for The New Yorker and Time magazine, here employs his characteristic visual vocabulary: the simplified humanoid figure, the expansive atmospheric background, and the surrealist transformation that imbues quotidian subjects with dreamlike significance.
The central conceit, a figure whose body has become a guitar yet who plays itself with a bow, speaks to the Orphic unity of performer and instrument that lies at the heart of musical expression. Folon's palette of vermillion, cobalt, and earth tones demonstrates his masterful use of limited color to achieve maximum emotional impact. The composition's vertical emphasis and low horizon line create a monumental presence appropriate for the poster's large format.
Held in the historic hilltop town of Vence on the French Riviera, the Rencontres Internationales de la Musique was directed during the 1970s by celebrated violinist Ivry Gitlis and became one of France's most distinguished regional music festivals. At a time when European cultural institutions were expanding access to the arts beyond major capitals, the festival brought internationally renowned performers to the Côte d'Azur and fostered dialogue between classical, chamber, contemporary, and jazz traditions. The roster prominently listed on the poster documents a remarkable gathering of musical talent, including the Amadeus Quartet, pianist Alexis Weissenberg, conductor Serge Baudo, and jazz composer Claude Bolling, reflecting both the prestige of the festival and the increasingly diverse programming that defined European music culture during the 1970s.
Size: 44.0" x 32.0"
Artist: Jean-Michel Folon
Condition: Very Good, Age-appropriate wear, fading and toning. Creasing in borders. Light creasing in lower areas. Faint background creases. General border wear. Please use the photo zoom feature to get a better understanding of overall condition. *Additional photos available upon request.
Age-appropriate wear, fading and toning. Creasing in borders. Light creasing in lower areas. Faint background creases. General border wear. Please use the photo zoom feature to get a better understanding of overall condition. *Additional photos available upon request.
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