Pol Rab illustrated the book L'Évadée by Annie de Pène in 1918 and designed the costumes for Phi-Phi. Living at 40 rue Dulong in Paris, he founded the "Under Thirty" group in 1923 with Marcel Espiau, bringing together writers, journalists, and artists such as Joseph Kessel, Marcel Pagnol, and Robert Desnos.
He produced drawings for La Vache enragée, the official newspaper of the Free Commune of Montmartre, and in 1924 participated in the collective exhibition Les Vingt Imagiers de France. In 1926, he designed the costumes for the operetta Le Divin Mensonge by Pierre Veber and Alex Madis. Pol Rab was the creator of the dogs Ric et Rac and the main illustrator of the weekly Ric et Rac, inspiring Hergé for the character of Snowy. In 1931, he created Nénufar for the International Colonial Exhibition.
Alongside his artistic activities, he organized parties and was artistic director of the Cabourg casino and then the Palm Beach in Cannes. He died prematurely at the Hauteville sanatorium on February 19, 1933. His funeral was held on February 23 in Barbizon, where he was buried. He leaves behind his partner Lucette Desmoulins and their daughter Odette, born in 1932. His last drawings were sold at the end of 1933 to benefit his daughter at the Le Goupy gallery.
Pol Rab leaves a lasting legacy in illustration and poster art, marked by his distinctive style and influence on the next generation.
