Very large Roaring Twenties poster 1925

Obrad Nicolitch

Paper
204 ⨯ 73 cm
€ 2.150

Inter-Antiquariaat Mefferdt & De Jonge

• About the artwork
  LARGE THEATRE POSTER - ROARING TWENTIES "Nina-Vrés" colour lithograph designed by Obrad Nicolitch (1898-1976) and published around 1925 by Imprimerie Centrale in Marseille. Size. 197 x 65. (Mounted on linen: 204 x 73 cm.) In the 1920s, Marseille, as France's second-largest city and a bustling Mediterranean port, experienced a vibrant cultural transformation during the "Années folles" (Crazy Years). In this era, marked by economic growth and artistic innovation, Marseille was a major national centre for popular entertainment. It possessed France’s oldest music hall, L’Alcazar, founded in 1852, which was reputed to have the toughest audience in France. Other music halls such as Le Palais de Cristal, which closed in 1930 and one of whose last stars was Josephine Baker, Le Grand Casino, L’El Dorado, Le Châtelet and Les Variétés, in addition to Le Gymnase, which supplemented its diet of legitimate theatre with music hall and cinema. These music halls were surrounded by night clubs: Le Domino, Le ‘British,’ Le Régina, Chez Suzy, Le Thérèse-Bar, Le Tabaris, and by cabarets such as Ouistiti, Le Chansonia, Le Chat Rieur and La Pie qui chante. In all cases, from the largest music hall to the smallest night club or cabaret, popular entertainment in Marseille relied on a mixture of indigenous and imported, Parisian, entertainment. It must have been one of these nightclubs where starlet Nina-Vrés had her finest hours. Price: Euro 2.150,-
• About the artist

  Obrad Nicolitch (1898–1976) was a French poster artist and graphic designer best known for his striking Art Deco posters created during the interwar period. Working at a time when graphic design was rapidly evolving into a modern visual language, Nicolitch developed a distinctive style that combined elegance, clarity and strong visual impact.

  His posters were primarily created for theaters, cabarets and commercial products, reflecting the vibrant cultural life of Paris between the two World Wars. Through bold compositions and carefully structured layouts, Nicolitch was able to capture the energy of the modern city and translate it into compelling visual advertisements.

  Stylistically, his work is characterized by powerful geometric forms, simplified figures and a strong sense of movement. Influenced by both the Art Deco movement and the visual language of Constructivism, Nicolitch often used sharp angles, stylized typography and contrasting color blocks to create posters that were both modern and highly legible from a distance.

  Like many graphic artists of his generation, Nicolitch helped shape the golden age of European poster design. His works balanced artistic experimentation with commercial effectiveness, making them not only successful advertisements but also enduring examples of early twentieth-century graphic art.

  Today, posters by Obrad Nicolitch are appreciated by collectors and design historians for their bold visual language and their embodiment of the optimism and dynamism of the interwar Art Deco era.

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