FALCUCCI Robert
Robert Falcucci (1900-1989), poster artist of the automobile, aviation and fashion worlds, was also a Painter of the Army. Discover below his large-format lithographs devoted to the Monaco Grand Prix, in the Art Deco spirit of the 1930s.
Robert Falcucci
The Poster Artist of Speed and the Sky
A French painter, illustrator, poster artist and decorator, Robert Falcucci was born in Châteauroux on 10 April 1900. He put his talent at the service of the automobile, aviation, fashion and the military. He is counted among the great illustrators of the interwar period, in the tradition of Paul Colin.
The Career of Robert Falcucci, from Renault to Air France
From 1923 to 1927, Falcucci designed numerous advertisements for Renault in the magazines Omnia and Automobilia, then a full-colour page in L'Illustration in 1927. In 1928, he worked for the couturier Paul Poiret, notably for the luxury annual Pan, under the pseudonym Wurci. In the 1930s, he illustrated the programme of the Monte Carlo Rally and designed travel posters for the PLM.
Painter of the Army from 1948, he decorated the first Caravelle (1957) and two Air France Boeing 707s. He designed the official programme of the Cannes Film Festival (1967) and the cover of the programme for the 14 July 1982 celebrations. He also created the gemmail stained-glass windows of the "Mysteries of the Rosary" for the Basilica of Saint Pius X in Lourdes (1985). He died in 1989 in Saint-Aubin-Château-Neuf, in the Yonne.
A Style Devoted to Speed and Elegance
Falcucci belongs to the great tradition of the French poster: flat areas of colour, clean lines, compositions designed to be read at a glance. He devoted himself to speed, racing circuits, aircraft and travel, without neglecting fashion or easel painting, as shown by his Portrait d'homme, an oil on canvas.
His lithographs devoted to the Monaco Grand Prix capture the atmosphere of the races of the early 1930s, in a resolutely Art Deco spirit.
Robert Falcucci at Galerie 125
Galerie 125 presents above large-format lithographs (100 x 68 cm) devoted to the Monaco Grand Prix, including Grand prix automobile de Monaco 1930, currently available. The 1931 and 1932 editions have already joined private collections, and further works regularly complete this page as acquisitions are made.
Each piece is delivered with the gallery's certificate and can be ordered online, for careful, tracked and insured shipping. You will also find our original art posters, as well as works by Maurice Dufrène. The gallery, in Argancy near Metz, welcomes visitors by appointment.
Which events inspired Robert Falcucci's posters?
He illustrated the Monte Carlo Rally, the Monaco Grand Prix, the Cannes Film Festival (1967) and the programme for the 14 July 1982 celebrations.
Why did Robert Falcucci sign as Wurci?
It was under this pseudonym that he worked in 1928 for the couturier Paul Poiret, notably for the luxury annual Pan.
What is distinctive about his Monaco lithographs?
Large-format (100 x 68 cm), they capture the atmosphere of the races of the early 1930s, in an Art Deco spirit.