Artist · 3 prints
Gisbert Combaz Prints
About Gisbert Combaz
Gisbert Combaz (1869–1941) was a Belgian Art Nouveau artist, born in Antwerp and died in Saint-Gilles, Brussels. He first trained as a lawyer and practised briefly in Brussels, then gave up law in 1893 to become an artist after a short period at the Brussels Academy of Fine Arts. For more than forty years he taught decorative design in Brussels, at the École des Arts Industriels et Décoratifs in Ixelles and later at the Academy of Fine Arts, where René Magritte was among his students.
Combaz is best known for posters and postcards. From 1897 he exhibited with La Libre Esthétique, the Brussels exhibiting society, and designed many of its posters, combining the flat colour of Japanese prints with the curving lines of Art Nouveau. He also painted large flower studies in gouache, especially orchids, and designed furniture. Later in life he became a respected scholar of Asian art, writing books on the imperial tombs, palaces and temples of China.
Gisbert Combaz prints: reproductions of the Belgian Art Nouveau exhibition posters Gisbert Combaz designed in Brussels between 1895 and 1903. The collection includes À la Toison d'Or (1895), for the Maison d'Art gallery, two versions of the La Libre Esthétique annual salon poster (1896) and the La Libre Esthétique poster for 1903.
This selection focuses on Combaz's art exhibition posters for Brussels, the work he is best known for. They show his mix of Japanese print design and Art Nouveau: flat colour, strong outlines, a central figure or motif and decorative lettering.
The graphic designs suit a study, studio, home office or hallway, and the Libre Esthétique posters work well as a pair. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
