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Design

late 1940s to early 1950s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999) worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland Advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s.

This gouache drawing is one of four designs made by Addey for an advertisment for the perfume Je Reviens from Worth. A round bottle in a mid blue of the perfume is placed at the bottom centre of the page with "Je Reviens by Worth" at the top centre of the composition. Light radiates from the bottle in shades of light to dark blue, merging in with the dark background and creating a visual feeling of tones to convey that of the sense of smell associated with the perfume.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Gouache
Brief description
Design for advert for Je Reviens perfume from Worth
Physical description
Gouache design for an advert for the perfume Je Reviens from Worth. A round blue bottle of perfume is placed at the bottom centre of the page with "Je Reviens by Worth" at the top centre of the composition. Light to dark blues radiate from the bottle against the dark background.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm
  • Width: 18.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Je Reviens / by / WORTH' (In top centre of the page)
Credit line
Given by K. D. and E. F. Law
Subject depicted
Summary
Wilfrid R. Addey (1912-1999) worked as a commercial artist for over sixty years, working for Dorland Advertising and Mitchells among other London advertising firms. His work shows the range of products and illustration styles, from aeroplanes and cars, beer and perfume, to satirical cartoons and calendar pin-up girls and is representative of the post war boom in advertising during the late 1940s and 1950s.

This gouache drawing is one of four designs made by Addey for an advertisment for the perfume Je Reviens from Worth. A round bottle in a mid blue of the perfume is placed at the bottom centre of the page with "Je Reviens by Worth" at the top centre of the composition. Light radiates from the bottle in shades of light to dark blue, merging in with the dark background and creating a visual feeling of tones to convey that of the sense of smell associated with the perfume.
Collection
Accession number
E.166-2003

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Record createdMay 15, 2009
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