Henri Thiriet aka Henry Thiriet (1873-1946) was a prolific French

poster A poster is a large sheet that is placed either on a public space to promote something or on a wall as decoration. Typically, posters include both typography, textual and graphic elements, although a poster may be either wholly graphical or w ...

artist, book illustrator and painter. Although responsible for many memorable posters, almost nothing is known about Thiriet's life and career. He painted in a flamboyant

Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...

style, using its characteristic curves and swirls, and a colourful palette to create imagery bearing his clear stamp.

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s and their manufacturers are a recurring subject in his work, and the majority of his posters were designed for Omega, Griffiths and Dayton Cycles.http://www.internationalauctioneers.com/#/lot/show/707611/HENRY_THIRIET_%281866_-_1897%29._DAYTON_CYCLES._1898._63x93_inches._Courmont_Freres_Paris.

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French poster artists 19th-century French painters French male painters 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists Book artists French illustrators 1873 births 1946 deaths Art Nouveau painters Art Nouveau illustrators People from Épinal 19th-century French male artists {{France-artist-stub