The Artists
The designers whose drawings make up the Piollet Collection were artists in their own right. All had attended art school and many exhibited in major European salons. The Piollet Collection comes primarily from the workshop of costume maker Max Weldy.
Erté (Romain de Tirtoff)
Considered the father of Art Deco, Erté produced approximately 25,000 drawings during his career.
Charles Gesmar
Mistinguett's personal designer, he died at 28 leaving a dazzling body of work.
George Barbier
One of the greatest Art Deco illustrators, a master of fashion and costume design.
Umberto Brunelleschi
Florentine illustrator settled in Paris, blending Italian Renaissance and Art Deco.
José de Zamora
Flamboyant Spanish designer whose creations dressed the greatest revues.
Freddy Wittop
Dutch costume designer who became one of the most important on Broadway after the war.
Jean Aumond
Prolific designer of the Parisian music hall of the 1920s-1930s.
René Ranson
Son of Paul Ranson of the Nabis group, designer for the great Parisian stages.
ZIG (Louis Gaudin)
Caricaturist and poster artist, creator of the famous Paris map for the Folies Bergère.
Alexandre Zinoview
Russian painter and illustrator who emigrated to Paris, contributing to the Art Deco style.
Charles Bétout
Chief designer of the Comédie Française, renowned for his historical costumes.
Borge Fischer
Danish designer who created costumes for the Folies Bergère in the 1920s-1930s.
Louis Curti
Designer active in the great Parisian and London music halls.
Ladislas Czettel
Student of Bakst and collaborator of Poiret, he could create costumes in 3 minutes.
Endré
Italo-Russian artist with an atypical journey, from the Folies Bergère to spiritual teaching.
Félix de Gray
Illustrator for the Folies Bergère and publishing magazines in Paris and London.
Raymond Fost
Partner of Jenny Carré, among the most appreciated designers of the 1930s.
Michel Gyarmathy
58 years of uninterrupted career, sole designer then director of the Folies Bergère.
Édouard Halouze
Pioneer of cubism in costumes, contributor to the 1925 Art Deco style.
Joseph Kuhn-Régnier
Beaux-Arts artist, illustrator and teacher of Jenny Carré.
Jean le Seyeux
Creator of complete revues, from the Bataclan to the Folies Bergère then Broadway.
Alberto Lorenzi
Poster designer and elegant illustrator, exhibiting at the great Parisian salons.
Marco Montedoro
Child prodigy who became a designer at Radio City Music Hall with Vincente Minnelli.
Alec Shanks
English designer who redesigned the interior of the Folies Bergère.
Paul Seltenhammer
Austrian designer trained in Vienna, active at the Folies Bergère then in cinema.
Tree
Costume designer for European revues, then Hollywood with Jean Harlow and Judy Garland.
Hugh Willoughby
English designer who created costumes for the great Parisian and New York stages.
Olga Wivdenko
Symbolist painter, icon painter and decorator, from Kiev to Paris and Madrid.
Other artists in the collection
Ada B.Peacock Adrian Alexei Zaibrow Bartoli Belog Bérard Cando Cédric Wytz Dany Gérard Vicaire Hadyre Herbetin Hermance Laplace Kainer Korovine Luska Mariane Malher Melallingo Nina Oulian Opisso Palo-G.Panis Peras Pottier Renée Robert Néron Schouschaeff Serge Magnin Souée Steck Stern Suzanne Mc Clay Ted Weidhaas Valentine Sonone Valmier Viginier Yo Zinkeiser