René Gruau embarked on his career as a fashion illustrator in 1924 in Paris and died at the age of 95 year-old. During 1940‘s and 50‘s, he became a favorite of the haute couture world, collaborated with Femina, Marie-Claire, L'Officiel, L'Album Du Figaro and other “high-style” magazines. Some of Gruau’s best work can be seen in the dramatic visual statements he rendered for Christian Dior, Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli, and Hubert de Givenchy. It is where the New Look was born. Nevertheless, His most memorable partnership was with Christian Dior, whom he worked with for almost 40 years. Gruau has created over forty original illustrations for Christian Dior Parfums, sketches, magazines and poster adverts.
In 1948, he was asked to illustrate for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue before becoming the exclusive artist for FLAIR. He also produced stunningly beautiful advertisements for the LIDO, MOULIN ROUGE and BEMBERG. Gruau continued to work for the greatest names in Haute Couture such as Balmain, Fath, Schiaparelli, Balenciaga, Givenchy, Rochas whilst also producing fashion drawings for ELLE, Vogue, France, Madame Figaro and L'Officiel de la Couture. Moreover, Gruau’s works are collected and exhibited by the finest art institutions including the Louvre in Paris. Rene Gruau’s artistic passion, intensity and technical brilliance have left a high-water mark on art history.
A classic beauty, grace and sensual elegance and also the use of minimal line of strokes as his signature style. The quality of the visual appeal of his glamorous and radiant “beautiful people” is at once bold and languid. Gruau’s artwork is celebrated internationally noted as its exceptional and masterful line, and its timeless, enduring style. What I love about his painting is, he creates so much with so little, so simple yet so effective and his amazing uses of colours and technique. 
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