Achille Mauzan (1883–1952) was born on the French Riviera, but moved to Italy in 1905, known as a decorative illustrator designing during the Art Deco movement, though he also painted and sculpted. Between the years 1920 and 1940, the period between the wars, he used forms and materials under the influence of the avant-garde cubists. He was also an illustrator of posters and postcards.
Posters illustrated by Achille Mauzan in the 1920s
During his career as a poster printer and designer, Mauzan designed over 2,000 posters, using a style marked by humor and brilliant colors for advertisement and events and over 1,000 postcard images. He made several important posters for the Italian film industry in Turin, and then went to work at Ricordi music publishing from 1912 to 1917. Later, from 1919 to 1923 he worked in the Magical press (Giovanni Magagnoli).
In 1924 in Milan, Mauzan established with Morzenti his own publishing house, the Mauzan-Morzenti Agency. In 1926, he travelled to Argentina and set up the “Affiches Mauzan” (Mauzan Posters) publishing house where many of his greatest works were created and where he worked until 1932.
Mauzan is also noted for designing several war posters including an adaptation of the famous Lord Kitchener poster. Here below is a collection of amazing posters illustrated by Achille Mauzan in the 1920s.
Caffè Sais, 1920
Fior d’Alba, Dentifricio Scientifico, 1920
Kali Klor, Pasta dentifricia,antiacida, perfetta, Milano, 1920
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