Henri Meunier
Illustration — Cafe Rajah • Illustration — L'Heure du Silence • Illustration — Strike in Brussels Henri Meunier (born Henri Georges Jean Isidore Meunier; 25 July 1873 Ixelles – 8 September 1922 Brussels) was a Belgian Art Nouveau lithographer, etcher, illustrator, bookbinder and poster designer of the Belle Époque. The son of the etcher Jean-Baptiste Meunier and was the nephew of the sculptor Constantin Meunier. He received his first training in engraving in his father's workshop.
Also recorded as Marc Henry Meunier · Henri Georges Jean Isidore Meunier · Marc Henry · Marc-Henry Meunier
Henri Meunier
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- Born
- 1873. · Ixelles.
- Died
- 1922. · Brussels metropolitan area.
- Nationality
- Belgium.
- Languages
- French.
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Illustration — Cafe Rajah • Illustration — L'Heure du Silence • Illustration — Strike in Brussels Henri Meunier (born Henri Georges Jean Isidore Meunier; 25 July 1873 Ixelles – 8 September 1922 Brussels) was a Belgian Art Nouveau lithographer, etcher, illustrator, bookbinder and poster designer of the Belle Époque. The son of the etcher Jean-Baptiste Meunier and was the nephew of the sculptor Constantin Meunier. He received his first training in engraving in his father's workshop.
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After studying at the academy in Ixelles, he diversified into printmaker, poster designer, graphic reporter and book binder. Meunier used flat colours and thick outlines, borrowed from Japanese prints, to achieve powerful images. Many of his lithographs were published in L'Estampe Moderne, which appeared from 1897 to 1898 as a series of 24 monthly portfolios, each of 4 original lithographs, priced at 3 francs 50 centimes and printed by F. Champenois of Paris. Contributing artists included Louis John Rhead, Henri-Gabriel Ibels, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, Adolphe-Léon Willette and Eugène Grasset. He was awarded a gold medal at the 1893 Limoges Exhibition.
The recorded working language is French. Places of work recorded in the authority are Ixelles. Work by Henri Meunier is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Design Museum Gent, Museum of Modern Art and Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.
He also worked under the name Meunier, Henri Georges Jean Isidore. The authorities additionally record the headings Marc Henry Meunier, Henri Georges Jean Isidore Meunier, Marc Henry, Marc-Henry Meunier and Henri Georges Meunier. His recorded language was French. He was the child of Jean-Baptiste Meunier. Other recorded relations include Constantin Meunier and Karl Meunier.
Cartel, litografía sobre papel, de Henri Meunier (1898) para la obra de René de Pont-Jest.
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Le Carnet Mondain. Litografía de Henri Meunier (1901).
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1873
Henri Meunier born at Ixelles.
1922
Henri Meunier died at Brussels metropolitan area.
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- 1.Imprimés par Ernotte Michaux, Bruxelles.
- 2.Article auteur1=Rédaction L'Estampe, cercle d'art Journal de Charleroi 255 23 septembre 1906 3 lire en https://uurl.kbr.be/1283121 consulté le=21 juillet 2024 id= .
- 3.Mort du graveur Marc-Henri Meunier. L'Indépendance belge. inscription.
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- Alain Weill, Encyclopédie de l'affiche, Paris, Hazan, 2011 .
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Henri Meunier is recorded as painter, illustrator, printmaker, lithographer and graphic artist.
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Minneapolis Institute of Art, Design Museum Gent, Museum of Modern Art and Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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