Henri-Lucien Cheffer
Henri-Lucien Cheffer | |
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| Born | December 30, 1880 Paris |
| Died | May 3, 1957(aged 76) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting, engraving, stamp and banknote designs |
Henri-Lucien Cheffer(30 December 1880,Paris– 3 May 1957) was aFrenchpainter, engraver and illustrator.[1]Cheffer was chiefly known for his postage stamp designs,[2]the first of which he designed in 1911.[3]He also designed bank notes forFrench Algeria,Tunisia,the Netherlands and theDutch East Indies.[4]
Early life
[edit]Cheffer was born in 1880 in Paris. He studied at the School of Decorative Arts, Paris, and in the studio ofLéon Bonnat.[5]
Awards
[edit]He received the second prize for engraving in theGrand Prix de Romein 1904 and 1906.[5]At the annual exhibitionSalon des Artistes Français,he received an honourable mention in 1902, a medal in 1919 and a medal of honour in 1927.[6]
Work
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Paintings
[edit]Cheffer was a member of theSociété des Artistes Français,where he exhibited exclusively.[7]During theFirst World War,Cheffer produced many watercolors depicting scenes of battle and destruction.[8]
Postage stamp designs
[edit]Cheffer was responsible for 384 stamp designs, 52 of which were for France.[4]His first stamp design, in 1911, was for Iran.[4]
In 1940, Cheffer was invited by the French government to design a joint Anglo-French stamp.[9]
In 1955, he designed a set of stamps depicting Monaco'sPrince Rainier III.[10]
Cheffer's series of French postage stamps, known as theMarianne de Chefferseries, was in circulation from 1967 to 1971.[11]
Collections
[edit]- US National Library of Medicine[12]
- Library of Congress,Washington[13]
- Wellcome Collection,London[14]
- Imperial War Museums,London[8]
- Louvre museum,Paris[15]
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston[16]
References
[edit]- ^Temerson, Henri (1957)."Biographies des principales personnalités françaises décédées au cours de l'année"(in French). Hachette. p. 41 – via Google Books.
-"Necrology".The American Philatelist.70.American Philatelic Association. 1956 – via Google Books. - ^Miller, Niels A. (1963).Encyclopedia of Music Philately.American Topical Association. p. 25 – via Google Books.
- ^Schurr, Gérald (1975).1820-1920, les petits maîtres de la peinture: Valeur de demain(in French). Editions de l'Amateur.ISBN9782859170165– via Google Books.
- ^abc"HENRY CHEFFER (1880-1957)"(PDF).Bulletin(in French). Aeroscopia. December 2015. p. 6.Retrieved1 January2021.
- ^abPuget, Catherine (2006).L'Estampe en Bretagne 1880-1960(in French). Musée de Pont-Aven. pp. 41–44.ISBN9782910128371– via Google Books.
- ^"CHEFFER Henri Lucien"(in French). Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques.
- ^Hunnisett, Basil(5 September 2018).Engraved on Steel: History of Picture Production Using Steel Plates: History of Picture Production Using Steel Plates.Routledge.ISBN9780429859052– via Google Books.
-"Henry Cheffer (1880 - 1957)".Bretagne Ancienne. - ^ab"Cheffer, Henri Lucien".Imperial War Museum, London.
- ^"Proposed Anglo-French issue".London: The Postal Museum.
-"Proposed Anglo-French Union issue (1940)".Royal Mail.
-"Le Musée de la Poste s'exporte".Valgirardin(in French). - ^Adrian Keppel."Monaco: Refreshing Rainier".Stamp Magazine.
- ^"Marianne de Cheffer".toutsurletimbre(in French). La Poste.
- ^"Achetez le nouveau timbre antituberculeux" mieux vaut prévenir-- "".National Library of Medicine.
- ^"Journées de Bourg-la-Reine... 1915 - au profit des oeuvres de la commune".Library of Congress.
- ^"In the battle against tuberculosis, a portrait of Calmette, as the saviour of children through his BCG vaccine, invites the purchase of fund-raising stamps. Colour lithograph after H. Cheffer, 1934".Wellcome Collection.
- ^"Les collections du département des arts graphiques - la Salute à Venise - CHEFFER Henri-Lucien".Musée du Louvre.
- ^"Imagier de la gravure sur bois originale [1920–21]".Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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