Posts Tagged ‘Paris’
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.…
Read MoreThe Vegetable, Fruit and Medicinal Plants of Edouard Maubert
About Édouard Maubert (Calais 1806 – Paris 1879) Maubert was a prolific painter who contributed to botanical books as well as horticultural journals. He worked with the leading botanists of the day including Jean Loiseleur-Deslongchamps, Charles Lemaire, Charles d’Orbigny, Hippolyte Jaubert and Jean Linden. The Groupe Edouard Maubert reports that he lived on the rue…
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