He was born Paul Iribarnegaray in Angouleme, France in 1883. Iribe was educated in Paris. he studied at the College Rollin as well as the Ecole des Beaux Arts from 1908 - 1910 where his companions included George Barbier and his cousin Pierre Brissaud, as well as Monvel, Besnard, Georges Lepape and George Martin. All became famous illustrators.

He gained his reputation in 1908 as an illustrator of fashion. The Gazette Du Bon Ton was a sophisticated art and fashion magazine published monthly from 1911 until 1925. The Gazette attracted some of the best artists of the time, including Iribe who contributed clear, stylish fashion plates along with Barbier, Bakst, Benito, Drian, Lepape and many others. Some of the best examples of his work date from that time.

He was always in great demand by some of the larger Companies in France to create illustrations for their advertising campaign. Paul Iribe is a well listed, immensely talented artist who has been called one of the founders of Art Deco design and was married to Coco Chanel at his premature death in 1935.

The following 3 series of Lithographs were done as an advertising campaign for the world famous Nicolas Wine Company of France in 1932. There was very little text, but the subtlety of Iribes drawings were immense in their portrayal of the virtues of wine drinking.

These first impressions are of wining and dining scenes and a waiter who seems to be sipping between serving.........