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Robert Polack for Batschari Cigarettes

An Art Deco illustrator known for Candide. Discover the elegant beauty of his works today.

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Robert Polack for Batschari Cigarettes

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Fontange or balloon shaped fan with stained wooden sticks.The double paper leaf is printed on the recto with a pochoir (stencil print) of an elegant looking couple against a starlit sky. The male figure, adopting a fashionably effete pose, holds a box of matches in one hand while clasping his female companion in a gentle embrace. She tilts her head to take a light from his cigarette and smoke rises upwards to form the words ‘Cigarettes Batschari’.Signed Robert Polack.The verso is stamped in monochrome with illustrations of cigarettes and promotional inscriptions.

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What aliases or alternate names does Robert Polack have?

Other names recorded for Robert Polack, creator of "Robert Polack for Batschari Cigarettes", include Polack, R..

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"Robert Polack for Batschari Cigarettes" is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction on linen canvas. The order can be placed on its Hand-Painted Reproduction page, with a choice of sizes.

When was "Robert Polack for Batschari Cigarettes" made?

"Robert Polack for Batschari Cigarettes" by Robert Polack was created in 1925.


Artist Biography

The lines of Paris

Born in Paris, France, in 1880, Robert Polack lived through a period where the edges of illustration began to soften into something more decorative. His hands worked with the delicate textures of paper and stencil, leaving behind traces of a specific French aesthetic. The work often appeared on small, intimate objects or within the quiet pages of books, far from the scale of large canvases.

In 1925, his touch was seen on a fan held in the collection of The Fan Museum in Greenwich. This piece featured a double paper leaf, shaped like a balloon, with wooden sticks stained to hold their form. Using a pochoir technique, he rendered an elegant couple beneath a starlit sky. The smoke from a cigarette rises to form words, a small, clever detail tucked into the design.

Ink and stencil

Polack’s method relied on the precision of the stencil and the softness of watercolor. He moved between different mediums to suit the surface at hand, whether it was the thin tissue of a book or the paper of a handheld fan. His illustrations often captured figures in specific, poised moments.

Some of his known works include:

  • Handcolored illustrations on tissue for a 1928 edition of Voltaire's Candide.
  • Pochoir prints for Batschari Cigarettes, featuring figures in gentle embraces.
  • Watercolor works that utilized the layering of color to create depth on paper.

A quiet presence in print

The traces of his career are found in the small details of the Art Deco era. He focused on the way light and shadow could be captured through stenciling, creating images that felt part of a larger, fashionable atmosphere. His death in 1958 marked the end of a life spent working within these fine, controlled boundaries of print and illustration.

Robert Polack

Robert Polack

1880 - 1958 , France

Quick Facts

  • Artistic Movement Or Style: Art Deco illustration
  • Full Name: Robert Polack
  • Place Of Birth: Paris, France
  • Date Of Birth: 1880
  • Date Of Death: 1958
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