Rene Gruau 維內．革魯 (1909-2004) Graphic Designer Illustrator Italian

tonykwk39@ Rene Gruau (Renato Zavagli Ricciardelli delle Camminate), (born Feb. 4, 1909, Rimini, Italy—died March 31, 2004, Rome, Italy), Italian-born graphic designer and illustrator who created stylish graphics and elegant, sophisticated ads for high-fashion houses and magazines. With his works that suggested an inspired melding of Japanese drawing and Toulouse-Lautrec posters, Gruau, who was self-taught, formed a bridge between the celebrated French poster tradition and modern advertising. His