Additional information
| Artist | Faivre |
|---|---|
| Country | French |
| Region | European |
ArtistFaivre, Jules Abel
Artist Years1867-1945
Artist NationalityFrench
TitleLe Femmes de l’Institute
Yearca. 1895
MediumDrawing > Mixed Media
Dimensions12.5 X 17.5 inches
Description
Charcoal, watercolor and gouache on brown wove paper., signed lower right.
Accession NumberRC1397
NotesJules Abel Faivre was a French painter, illustrator and cartoonist. He was born in Lyon, France. He attended École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon for three years. He then attended the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts and Académie Julian. He was a member of the Société des Artistes Français. He lived in La Croix-Valmer. Professionally, he created propaganda posters for the French Army in World War I. He drew comics for Le Rire, L'Écho de Paris, and Le Figaro. Faivre died on 13 August 1945 in Nice, France. A boulevard is named after Faivre in La Croix-Valmer.[citation needed] His work is held in the collections of the National Library of Medicine, the University of Michigan, the Museum of Modern Art, the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Louvre Museum in Paris, Milwaukee Art Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum. Collections: Musée d'Orsay, British Museum, Chicago Art Institute.
(source: wikipedia.org)