Artist · 9 prints
Manuel Orazi Prints
About Manuel Orazi
Manuel Orazi, born Emmanuel Joseph Raphaël Orazi, was an Italian illustrator, poster artist and jewellery designer, born in 1860, probably in Rome, and he died in Paris in 1934. He worked in Paris, where he became part of the Art Nouveau scene of the 1890s and 1900s.
Manuel Orazi is best known for the Calendrier magique of 1895, an occult-themed calendar made with the writer Austin de Croze and limited to 777 copies. In 1896 his jewellery designs were shown at the Maison de l'Art Nouveau and sold through La Maison Moderne, and in 1900 the dancer Loie Fuller commissioned a poster for her theatre at the Paris Exposition Universelle. He illustrated books such as Jean Lorrain's Ma petite ville (1898), Pierre Louÿs's Aphrodite and Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du mal.
Manuel Orazi prints: reproductions of the Art Nouveau posters and illustrations Manuel Orazi made in Paris, from his 1896 Calendrier magique to his 1930 Salomé designs. Works include Calendrier magique: Philtre d'amour (May) (1896), Calendrier magique: Envoûtement (November) (1896), Palais de la Danse, Exposition Universelle (1900), La Danse de Salomé (1930) and L'Hippodrome, Boulevard de Clichy.
This selection leans toward the dark side of Orazi's work: witches, love potions and spells from the Calendrier magique, and the figure of Salomé. Alongside these are commercial posters for a wine league, the Hippodrome and the 1900 Exposition, and an illustration from the medieval tale of Huon de Bordeaux.
The moody, deep-toned images suit dining rooms, bars, studies and hallways, and the brighter posters work in kitchens and living rooms. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
