PARIS (AP).- For Jean-Paul Goude, the days of false modesty are over: The extravagant French illustrator, photographer and ad man — best known internationally for his TV spots for Chanel’s Egoiste and Coco perfumes — says he now finally considers himself an artist. A new retrospective at Paris’ Arts Decoratifs museum shores up that conclusion. With hundreds of drawings, sketches, photo collages, videos and installations that include a life-size steam engine made of wood, “Goudemalion” traces the evolution of his exuberant style over the past six decades. The show plunges visitors into Goude’s very particular creative universe which — peopled with long, lean uber-women — is no less compelling than those of many who have long worn the mantle of “artist.” “Before