France
• 1890
Biography
Pierre Mourgue was born in France, 1890. He was a regular contributor to the premiere French fashion magazine, La Gazette du Bon Ton. As such, the influential magazine was picked up by publishers, Condé Nast, who distributed it across America under the name, Gazette du Bon Genre.
Pierre Mourgue was based in Paris but made frequent trips to New York, as such, his illustrations were regularly on and inside the covers of Vogue magazine. His ink and gouache illustrations brought a Parisian flair to the American edition.
A lot of his early work has a strong Art Deco influence.
Mourgue illustrated for fashion designers Nina Ricci, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas.
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Pierre Mourgue was based in Paris but made frequent trips to New York, as such, his illustrations were regularly on and inside the covers of Vogue magazine. His ink and gouache illustrations brought a Parisian flair to the American edition.
A lot of his early work has a strong Art Deco influence.
Mourgue illustrated for fashion designers Nina Ricci, Christian Dior, and Marcel Rochas.
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The year of birth of the artist is: 1890