Marcel Vertes (impressionist)

Marcel Vertes was a Hungarian painter, printmaker, illustrator, and costume designer who was born in 1895. He studied art in Paris and followed in the footsteps of the great French impressionists. At his prime in the 1920’s, he perfectly captured the spirit and culture of the wild and vibrant decade through his lithographs and paintings. He later had to flee to the United States during the Second World War. Living in New York City as an already established artist, he continued his work and made great strides in book illustration. He won two academy awards (best art direction and best costume design) for his work in the original 1952 film, Moulin Rouge at the end of his career.