Maurice Biais

• Name — Maurice Amédée Louis Biais • Birth Name — Maurice Amédée Louis Biais • Born — 30 December 1872 • Birthplace — Corbeil, France • Died — 8 April 1926 • Resting Place — Père Lachaise Cemetery • Spouse — Jane Avril (1911–1926) (his death) • Field — painting, draughting, illustration • Movement — Art Nouveau

From 1899, he designs furniture for La Maison Moderne, an art gallery founded by Julius Meier-Graefe. He designed leather goods for the shop, as well. He married Jane Avril in 1911. They lived in Jouy-en-Josas until his death in 1926, which has been attributed to his having been gassed during World War I.

• Illustration — French cabaret star Paulette Darty (1870–1939) in a 1902 poster by Maurice Biais • Modern Style (1902) • Les Five o'clock de Paulette Darty • La Maison moderne (1902) • Ville de Nîmes. Fêtes de charité 13, 14 et 16 février 1904 • Scala (1901) • Series for Saharet (1902) • Jane Avril • Erard Pianos • Reuter's soap for the complexion and toilet • Quinquina Vouvray au vin blanc, apéritif exquis... • Palais de glace • Mephisto looping the loop • Lucy Florval (1901) • Folies-Bergère. Ida Fuller (1901) • Folies-Bergère. American' Sing' and Dancer' • Comtesse de R... dans ses fantaisies japonaises (1908) • Quinquina Vouvray au vin blanc, apéritif exquis, Ernest Bourin, Tours