Posts Tagged ‘France’

Pierre J.F. Turpin Biography

Biography of Pierre Jean François Turpin (1775-1840) Born: Vire, Calvados, France on 11 March, 1775 Wife: Marie-Louise-Agathe (b. Chatel) Turpin Son: Pierre-Jean-Frédéric-Eugène Turpin (1803-1821) Died: Paris, May 2, 1840 Elected: Académie des Sciences in 1833 Pierre Jean François Turpin was a botanist and artist who travelled, collected plants and studied nature to a microscopic level.…

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The Rise of Posters as Decorative Art

While researching the work of Eugene Grasset, I came across and interesting book authored by Arsene Alexandre titled The Modern Poster. The book was published in 1895 by Charles Scribner’s Sons. Arsene Alexandre was an art critic and a fan of Eugene Grasset (the man and his art). How posters became collectible art is explained below.…

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