Gustave Fraipont (1849, Brussels – 1923, Paris) was a painter, sculptor, illustrator and poster-designer. Born in Belgium, he later became a naturalised French citizen. Professor of drawing at the Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur, he was the author of numerous books on the art of drawing. In 1885, he provided illustrations for the series ''Le Littoral de la France'' at the publisher . He also illustrated books on Paris and the French regions. He produced books for young people such as 'André le meunier' (Andre the Miller') and 'et Yves le marin (Sailor Yves). He also illustrated the ''

Letters from My Windmill ''Letters from My Windmill'' (french: Lettres de mon moulin) is a collection of short stories by Alphonse Daudet first published in its entirety in 1869. Some of the stories had been published earlier in newspapers or journals such as ''Le Figaro' ...

'', Perrault's '' Histoires ou contes du temps passé'', '' Robinson Crusoe', ''Câline'' by Zenaide Fleuriot. He painted numerous posters for railway companies, including Chemins de fer de l'Ouest and

Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord The Chemins de fer du Nord''French locomotive built in 1846''

, as well as official documents and paper securities. His poster Pierrefonds, North company was reproduced in the magazine ''

Les Maîtres de l'Affiche ''Maîtres de l'Affiche'' (Masters of the Poster) refers to 256 color lithographic plates used to create an art publication during the Belle Époque in Paris, France. The collection, reproduced from the original works of ninety-seven artists in a ...

'' (1895–1900). He contributed to many newspapers and magazines, such as French and Paris Courier. In 1905, he was appointed Navy painter. During World War I, he produced several compositions for the newspaper ''

L'Illustration ''L'Illustration'' was a weekly French language, French newspaper published in Paris from 1843 to 1944. It was founded by Édouard Charton with the first issue published on 4 March 1843, it became the first illustrated newspaper in France then, a ...

'', including the monuments destroyed by war:

Ypres Cloth Hall The Cloth Hall ( nl, Lakenhal/Lakenhalle) is a large cloth hall, a medieval commercial building, in Ypres, Belgium. It was one of the largest commercial buildings of the Middle Ages, when it served as the main market and warehouse for the Flemish ...

, Reims Cathedral and Arras Town Hall. Gustave Fraipont was the father of (1873–1912), a member of the Society of French Artists, also an illustrator of books, but especially known for his paintings.

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* http://livresanciens-tarascon.blogspot.com/2012/03/gustave-et-georges-fraipont.html 1849 births 1923 deaths French people of Belgian descent Painters from Brussels 19th-century French painters French male painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French designers Belgian painters Belgian male sculptors Belgian designers French male sculptors 19th-century French male artists 19th-century Belgian sculptors 20th-century Belgian sculptors 19th-century French sculptors 20th-century French sculptors Belgian poster artists French poster artists {{belgium-artist-stub