About : Born in Italy in 1909 , with an

Italian aristocrat father and a fashionista French mother.

Moved to Paris in 1924 and commenced his career as a fashion illustrator.

A favourite of the haute couture world. Collaborated with fashion houses such as Givenchy, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Schiaperelli and Dior etc.

He has been exhibited internationally at the Paris Musée du Costume (1989) and The Musée de la Publicite (1999).

INFLUENCES His major influences

was Toulouse Loutrec, Degas, the Italian poster artist Capiell, Rene Driant, and japanease paints.

STYLE OF WORK One of the main

characteristics of Gruau’s style is the importance he puts on what he calls “la ligne” (the line)- as the line that forms his star-topped signature-a concept reminiscent of Cappiello, whom Gruau greatly admired, and his “arabesque.” La ligne is this one brush stroke that defines an image, gives it its movement, its structure, its style.

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PALAK CHHABRASONAL SONIK