George Auriol
George Auriol , actually Jean-Georges Huyot (born April 26, 1863 in Beauvais ( Oise ), † February 3, 1938 in Paris ) was a French poet, songwriter, graphic artist and Art Nouveau artist .
life and work
Auriol came to Paris in 1883 and was introduced to typography and book design by Eugène Grasset . From 1885 he worked for the editors of the satirical magazine Chat noir and also composed chansons (the most famous was the romance "Quand les lilas refleuriront"). Auriol worked as an illustrator for the Larousse and Hachette publishers, but was also interested in historical fonts and created his own Auriol in the spirit of Art Nouveau. Auriol, a bohemian, was friends with Erik Satie .
Auriol created theater posters for André Antoines Théâtre Libre and for the Théâtre du Chat Noir on Montmartre .
literature
- Fields, Armond and Leroy-Crevecœur, Marie. George Auriol . Layton, Utah: Peregrine Smith Books, 1985. ISBN 0-87905-200-7 , ISBN 978-0-87905-200-3
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Orledge, Robert (Roger Nichols, trans.) Satie Remembered . Hal Leonard Corporation, 1995. ISBN 1-57467-000-X , ISBN 978-1-57467-000-4
- ↑ art.com: Theater Du Chat Noir (Flowers) ( Memento from February 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Auriol, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Huyot, Jean-Georges (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French poet, songwriter, graphic artist and Art Nouveau artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beauvais |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1938 |
| Place of death | Paris |