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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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.
Key facts
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
Documentary record
Maurice Neumont was a designer, lithographer, draughtsman, graphic artist, painter, printmaker and illustrator, born on 22 September 1868 in Paris and died on 10 February 1930 in Paris. Both events are recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek, the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
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.
Life and career
Dated record
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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Literature
Scholarly footprint
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Notes from the source article
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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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