Maurice Neumont
Maurice Neumont was a French lithographer, painter, illustrator, and affichiste. Neumont created several well-known propaganda posters during World War I and published in notable journals such as Gil Blas and Le Courrier français. He also co-founded the salon des humoristes.
Also recorded as Maurice Louis Henri Neumont
Maurice Neumont
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- Birth Name
- Maurice Louis Henri Neumont
- Born
- 22 September 1868
- Birthplace
- 4th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Died
- 10 February 1930
- Place of death
- Montmartre, 18th arrondissement of Paris, France
- Awards
- Knight of the Legion of Honour
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
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Maurice Neumont was a French lithographer, painter, illustrator, and affichiste. Neumont created several well-known propaganda posters during World War I and published in notable journals such as Gil Blas and Le Courrier français. He also co-founded the salon des humoristes.
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Biography
Biography
He was a prolific contributor to the Parisian art scene and was honored for his distinguished career by being named a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
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Key facts
• Birth Name — Maurice Louis Henri Neumont • Born — 22 September 1868 • Birthplace — 4th arrondissement of Paris, France • Died — 10 February 1930 • Place of death — Montmartre, 18th arrondissement of Paris, France • Awards — Knight of the Legion of Honour
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — On Ne Passe Pas! (They shall not pass) • Illustration — Neumont's grave in Paris • Illustration — Plaque commemorating Neumont at 1 Place du Calvaire, Paris, inscribed with “To Maurice Neumont, Artist, Painter, Lithographer. 1868-1930. Died in this house. His admirers, his friends.”
Identity
Identity
Maurice Neumont is recorded as painter, lithographer, artist and illustrator.
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Life and career
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1868
Maurice Neumont born at Paris.
1930
Maurice Neumont died at Paris.
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Recognition and collections
Maurice Neumont received Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Literature
Literature
Literature
Neumont, Maurice Louis Henri, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
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- 1.Fiche exposant SAF 1912, base salons du musée d'Orsay
- 2.« La Société des peintres-lithographes », in: Janine Bailly-Herzberg, Dictionnaire de l'estampe en France 1830-1950, Paris, AMG-Flammarion, 1985, .
- 3.Soizic Donin. Sophie Pascal. L’image héroïque des soldats en France pendant la Grande Guerre. BNF. 2014.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Marcus Osterwalder, Dictionnaire des illustrateurs (1800-1914), Hubschmid et Bouret éditeurs, Paris, 1983.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q3301193: Maurice NeumontWikimedia Foundation
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