Chez la Marchande de Pavots Kuriosis Original joyful profusion that fills the

joyful profusion that fills the frame

Slender bamboo stalks rise vertically in rhythmic

suspended between waking and dreaming

gold and deep green give it an unmistakable decorative presence

Chez la Marchande de Pavots Kuriosis Original joyful profusion that fills theGeorge Barbier conjured a world of languid luxury in this illustration a flower seller's stall rendered in the opulent visual language of 1910s Paris. Figures move through the scene with theatrical grace, their clothing and postures performing a kind of slow choreography. Barbier's signature palette rich ochres, deep greens, precise outlines frames the composition with the confidence of someone who understood that decoration, when done with