André François
André François (9 November 1915 – 11 April 2005), born André Farkas, was a Hungarian-born French cartoonist. He was one of the most influential graphic artists of his generation. Since the 1960s he had worked primarily as a painter, sculptor, cartoonist (notably for the New Yorker and Punch), poster artist, and as an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books.
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André François
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- Birth Name
- André Farkas
- Birthplace
- Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Timișoara, Romania)
- Place of death
- Grisy-les-Plâtres, Val-d'Oise
- Nationality
- French
- Born
- 9 November 1915
- Died
- 11 April 2005
- Full name
- Farkas Endre.
- Occupation
- poster artist, painter, sculptor, caricaturist, illustrator, graphic artist, engraver and costume designer.
- Languages
- French.
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André François (9 November 1915 – 11 April 2005), born André Farkas, was a Hungarian-born French cartoonist. He was one of the most influential graphic artists of his generation. Since the 1960s he had worked primarily as a painter, sculptor, cartoonist (notably for the New Yorker and Punch), poster artist, and as an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books.
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• Birth Name — André Farkas • Birthplace — Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Timișoara, Romania) • Place of death — Grisy-les-Plâtres, Val-d'Oise • Nationality — French • Cartoonist — x • Born — 9 November 1915 • Died — 11 April 2005
Life
Life
He was born in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Timișoara, Romania). He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Budapest (1932–33). He moved to Paris in 1934 and entered to the atelier of the famous poster artist Adolphe Cassandre (1935–36). He became a French citizen in 1939. He worked as a painter, sculptor and graphic designer, but is best remembered for his cartoons, whose subtle humor and wide influence bear comparison to those of Saul Steinberg. François initially worked for French leftist newspapers (Le Nouvel Observateur) and illustrated books by authors such as Jacques Prévert, but gradually reached a larger audience, publishing in leading magazines of the United Kingdom (Punch) and the United States (The New Yorker). He also did a masterpiece cover illustration of the 1965 UK Penguin paperback edition of Lord of the Flies. He became a close friend and collaborator of Ronald Searle. He was member of Alliance Graphique Internationale.
Death
Death
He died in his home in Grisy-les-Plâtres, in the Val-d'Oise département.
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Exhibition
• 2009: Rencontres d'Arles festival
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Expositie van Andre Francois in Stedelijk Museum Datum: 23 februari 1967 Locatie: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden: Exposities, musea Persoonsnaam: Andre Francois Instellingsnaam: Stedelijk Museum Fotograaf: Nijs, Jac. de / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zw](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Expositie_van_Andre_Francois_in_Stedelijk_Museum%2C_Bestanddeelnr_920-1053.jpg/800px-Expositie_van_Andre_Francois_in_Stedelijk_Museum%2C_Bestanddeelnr_920-1053.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: Expositie van Andre Francois in Stedelijk Museum Datum: 23 februari 1967 Locatie: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland Trefwoorden: Exposities, musea Persoonsnaam: Andre Francois Instellingsnaam: Stedelijk Museum Fotograaf: Nijs, Jac. de / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Negatief (zw
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Timișoara.
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• Les Larmes de Crocodile = Crocodile Tears. • Neuf No. 9. Paris: Maison de la Médecine, 1953.. • The Tattooed Sailor. (Introduction by Walt Kelly.) New York: Alfred Knopf. 1953. • Paris: Delpire, 1955.. • Crocodile Tears. London: Faber and Faber, 1955.. Translated by E.M. Hatt. • Double Bedside Book
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