Georges de Feure, Lithographies originales Album n1, ca.
1898 (Photo: Ian Millman, viaWikimedia Commons, Public Domain).
In the late 19th century, art underwent several radical transformations.
Georges de Feure, “Lithographies originales Album n°1,” ca. 1898 (Photo: Ian Millman, viaWikimedia Commons, Public Domain).
It preferred sinuous curves and an attention to decorative and naturalistic elements.
It also introducedprintmakingas an artistic medium, a favorite of the French artistGeorges de Feure.
Like many other artists protesting against academic expectations, he felt that formal training had little to offer him.
Georges de Feure, “Paris-Almanach,” 1894 (Photo: Public Institution Paris Musées, viarawpixel, Public Domain).
By the 1890s, de Feure was creating dynamic, vividpostersin theArt Nouveaustyle.
De Feures lithographs incorporated bold colors, flowing lines, and playful typography common in Art Nouveau.
He often designed posters for music halls, theatrical events, art exhibitions, and cafes.
Georges de Feure, “Le Journal des ventes, n°15 et paraissant les Dimanches,” btwn. 1899-1900 (Photo: Musée des arts décoratifs de Paris, viaWikimedia Commons, Public Domain).
Compared to contemporaries such asHenri Toulouse-LautrecandAlphonse Mucha, de Feure didnt attain the same level of fame.
He died in poverty in Paris at the age of 75.
The 19th-century French artist Georges de Feure created stunning lithographic posters during the Art Nouveau movement.
Georges de Feure, “Jane Derval Folies-Bergère,” 1904 (Photo: Gallica Digital Library, viaWikimedia Commons, Public Domain).
Georges de Feure, Le Journal des ventes, n15 et paraissant les Dimanches, btwn.
1899-1900 (Photo: Musee des arts decoratifs de Paris, viaWikimedia Commons, Public Domain).
Georges de Feure, “Retour,” 1897 (Photo: Cleveland Museum of Art, viarawpixel, Public Domain).
Georges de Feure, “Affiche pour le Magasin de Nouveautés ‘A Jeanne d’Arc' à Carcassonne,” 1898 (Photo: New York Public Library, viarawpixel, Public Domain).
Georges de Feure, “Affiche pour le Salon des Cent,” 1896 (Photo: New York Public Library, viarawpixel, Public Domain).
Georges de Feure, “Comédie-Parisienne with portrait of Loie Fuller,” 1895 (Photo: Public Institution Paris Musées, viarawpixel, Public Domain).
