Georges Léonnec
Illustration — La Vie Parisienne Georges Léonnec (1881 – 1940), the brother of the novelist Félix Léonnec, began his career as a cartoonist selling drawings to newspapers in 1899. After participating in World War I he worked as an illustrator for the magazine La Vie Parisienne. He worked for several other publications including Fantasio and Le Sourire.
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Georges Léonnec
Georges Léonnec · Cette image provient des archives municipales et communautaires de Brest avec pour référence la cote 3FI195-5. · Public domain
- Born
- 1881 · Brest.
- Died
- 1940 · Finistère.
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- France
- Occupation
- illustrator
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — La Vie Parisienne Georges Léonnec (1881 – 1940), the brother of the novelist Félix Léonnec, began his career as a cartoonist selling drawings to newspapers in 1899. After participating in World War I he worked as an illustrator for the magazine La Vie Parisienne. He worked for several other publications including Fantasio and Le Sourire.
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He was also well known for his advertising illustrations for Byrrh apéritif wine, Grands Magasins Dufayel, and the Casino of Paris.
Georges Léonnec studied at École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. The recorded working language is French.
Article in the Saint Louis Post Dispatch.
Georges Léonnec · [1]
Dessin paru dans la revue Le Rire du 18 juin 1910
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1881
Georges Léonnec was born on 30 September 1881.
1940
Georges Léonnec died on 15 October 1940.
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- 1.Archives municipales et communautaires de Brest, dossier biographique, côte 12BIO132
- 2.Archives municipales et communautaires de Brest, côte 1E186
- 3.Illustrateurs bretons. Les Cahiers de l'Iroise / Société d'études de Brest et du Léon. Janvier 1978. 45. 1978.
- 4.Léonnec Paul-Félix. Notice BNF.
- 5.La Dépêche de Brest - Obsèques de M. Léonnec. Yroise. 1899-10-06.
- 6.Janik Léonnec Actrice. IMDb.
- 7.Jeannick Leonnec Actrice. IMDb.
- 8.Charles Chassé. Une famille d'artistes brestois : les Léonnec. Le Télégramme. 1280. 4 et 5 décembre 1948.
- 9.Ce Brestois dessinait les pin-ups des magazines américains de l’après-guerre. Le Télégramme. 2025-08-15.
- 10.Histoire à Brest : Georges Léonnec et ses Parisiennes légères. actu.fr. 2023-09-25.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Gérald Schurr, Les Petits Maîtres de la peinture, 1820-1920, les Éditions de l'Amateur, t. VI, 1985
- Paul Herman, Léonnec : illustrateur de la Vie parisienne, les éditions Glénat, 1990
- René Lesné. Georges Léonnec. 161. 250 Illustres : 1767-2017 - Dictionnaire. 2017. Ar/Dé - École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs. Dijon. 9782905710987.
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