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Adolphe Willette, Programme de Concert, Pastel on Paper, Late 19th Century

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Adolphe Willette Art

Adolphe Léon Willette was born in Châlons-sur-Marne on July 30, He studied for four years at the École des Beaux-Arts under Alexandre Cabanel. It gave him a unique position among the graphic humorists of France. Whether comedy or tragedy, trivial or political satire, his work is instinct with the profound sincerity of the artist. He set Pierrot upon a lofty pedestal among the imaginary heroes of France and established Mimi Pinson, frail, lovable and essentially good-hearted, in the affections of the nation. Willette is at once the modern Watteau of the pencil and the exponent of sentiments that move the more emotional section of the public. Always a poet and usually gay, fresh and delicate, in his presentation of idylls exquisitely dainty and characteristically Gallic, illustrating the more charming side of love, often pure and sometimes extremely materialistic. Willette frequently revealed himself as bitter and fierce, even ferocious, in his hatreds, being violent though at the same time a generous partisan of political ideas. He was furiously compassionate with love and pity for the people whether they are ground down under the heel of political oppression or merely the victims of unrequited love, suffering all the pangs of graceful anguish that are born of scornful treatment. There is charm even in his thrilling apotheosis of the guillotine and in the introduction into his caricatures of the figure of death itself. The artist was a prolific contributor to the French illustrated press under the pseudonyms, Cemoi, Pierrot, Louison, Bebe and Nox, but more often under his own name. He illustrated Melandri's Les Pierrots and Les Giboulées d'avril, Le Courrier français and published his own Pauvre Pierrot and other works, in which he tells his stories in scenes. He decorated several brasseries artistiques with wall-paintings, stained glass, notably Le Chat Noir and La Palette d'or and he painted the highly imaginative ceiling for La Cig

Adolphe Willette (Adolphe-Leon Willette)

Selected Directories in our Gallery (Art of The Print / ), with a focus on the area of interest for this original work of art.Art of the Print / sells international fine art. Our collection consists of original paintings, watercolors, drawings, and original prints, such as etchings, engravings, lithographs, woodcuts, silk-screens, aquatints, mezzotints, linocuts, monoprints, and other mediums of original art. All of these works of art have been created by prominent and established painters, illustrators, watercolour artists and printmakers from around the world. The art in our gallery ranges from the early Renaissance period to the modern and contemporary art period. You can view other original artworks similar to the subject under discussion on this page listed in the following art directories.Century:Fine 19th Century Artist IndexThe 'Fine 19th Century Art' directory contains a selection original works of art created by international painters, illustrators and graphic artists. These original works date from to Country:French Artist IndexThe 'French artist' directory contains a listing of original works of art created by artists from France and or art with a French theme. The artworks date from the 17th century to the 20th century.Subject:Children Portrayed in Art IndexThe 'Children in Art' directory contains a selection of original works of art with depictions of children. Children at play and at work and their relationships to others (particularly their mothers) are major themes.Music & Dance Portrayed in Art IndexThe 'Music & Dance Portrayed in Art' directory contains original works of art concentrating upon the theme of music and dance, a subject of great examination and interest for many artists. Their countless portraits or studies of composers, musicians, singers, dancers, and musical instruments are an important contribution to the arts.Posters & Ad

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Georges Meunier Biography

Meunier, a beaux Arts-trained painter and decorative artist, also designed 56 known posters that are much in the manner of Cheret, not surprising since he worked at the master's Chaix printing plant, started in (Jack Rennert, PAI-XXII )

By , this new art form had attracted other designers. Steinlen and Toulouse-Lautrec followed to a great extent the established pattern of Cheret. The subject matter of their posters was essentially the same--devoted to advertising the night life, frivolity and colorful splendor of the music halls and cabarets of gay Paris. Lautrec, who was perhaps the better draftsman, exerted a tremendous influence on other poster designers. By experimenting with the new poster technique. George Meunier, Pierre Bonnard, Alphone Mucha, Eugene Grasset and Adolphe Willette, stood out from among the rest.

Georges Meunier ()

Meunier was born in Saint-Cloud, France in He moved to Paris as a young man and studied at the National School of Fine Arts; there, he was a student of artist Joseph-Robert Fleury. Following this training, Meunier attended The School for the Decorative Arts where he was trained in both classical and modern design, these skills would later influence his poster graphics. Subsequent to his education, Meunier's posters were exhibited in salons throughout Paris, giving his work notoriety. George Meunier was a prolific artist at the turn-of-the-century influenced greatly by Cheret, the founder of the advertising poster movement. Meunier succeeded Cheret at the Chaix printing house as principal artist and director. He worked as a poster artist for only a short time, making a career change to a b