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Émile Auguste Renault, better known by his pseudonym Malo-Renault, was a French pastelist, color engraver and illustrator. He was born in Saint-Malo on October 5, 1870, and died in Le Havre on July 19, 1938.


Biography

Renault began drawing frequently in childhood. Auguste Lemoine (1848–1909), a drawing teacher at the college of Saint-Malo from 1883 to 1903, inspired him to draw from nature and in colour. Under the direction of Auguste Lemoine, Malo-Renault experimented with etchings. After completing his Bachelor of Arts, Malo-Renault went on to study architecture in Paris as a Stéphane Pannemaker student at the
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. It was only after his marriage in 1897 with Honorine Tian (1871–1953), known as Nori Malo-Renault, a student of
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, that Malo-Renault began his engraving career with the support of his wife for the development of color prints, in particular in ''Le serpent noir'' by Paul Adam.Between 1903 and 1928 he participated in many exhibitions at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, where he was a member from 1910. he is a representative of the
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style with a Japanese influence. He died accidentally in Le Havre, run over by a motorcycle, on July 19, 1938.


Works

Malo-Renault found inspiration in his native land, Saint-Malo and Brittany: landscapes and Bretons are the first subjects of his pastels and his color prints. He specialized in color engraving, first in etching, in soft varnish, then in drypoint. For his color prints, he uses several matrices (generally 2 to 4), one color per color. the identification of the engraved plates is necessary for the correct superposition on the paper. On the print of ''the Little Pussy,'' the traces of the two small holes for identification are clearly visible. In 1912, he took up wood engraving on the advice of Stéphane Pannemaker, but it was mainly afterwards that he adopted the process of wood with a penknife for the illustration of La Rapsode foraine and Le Pardon de Sainte-Anne ( 1920) based on this poem by Tristan Corbière. File:Le Pardon de Ste Anne,bois gravés, Malo-Renault (1870-1938).jpg, Woodcut of ''La Rapsode foraine et Le Pardon de Sainte-Anne'' File:Lepardon de SteAnne TristanCorbière.pdf, Le pardon de Sainte Anne de Tristan Corbière . On the occasion of the release in 1922 of Jardin de Bérénice by
Maurice Barrès Auguste-Maurice Barrès (; 19 August 1862 – 4 December 1923) was a French novelist, journalist and politician. Spending some time in Italy, he became a figure in French literature with the release of his work ''The Cult of the Self'' in 1888. ...
, he engraved on wood the print of the menu for the Cent bibliophiles, using four plates for the four colors. File:Bois-gravés Menu-Cent-Bibliophile EMR.jpg, alt=, Woodcuts by Émile Malo-Renault (1922), A matrix for each of the 4 colours File:Bois-gravés, Menu des Cent Bibliophiles (1922), Malo-Renault (1870-1938).jpg, alt=Colour printing registration, a matrix for each colours Cent Bibliophiles (1922), Woodcuts. Print in color: Menu des ''Cent Bibliophiles'' (1922)


Gallery


Pastels

Pastels by Malo-Renault (early 20th century) File:Terre-neuvas St-Servan mai 1916.jpg, Terre-neuvas at quay in Saint-Servan, Saint-Malo, Museum of the History of the City and the Malouin Country. File:Saint-Malo 1914 Plage de l'éventail.jpg, Saint-Malo, Plage de l'éventail, children play at the water's edge, File:Marché Breton (48x58 cm) EMR.jpg, alt=Breton market, Finistère, private collection., Breton market, Finistère, private collection. File:Le Guildo 1917, pastel, Malo-Renault.jpg, Le Guildo (1917) Collection du Musée de Bretagne


Color print

File:Cinq heures rue de la Paix (37 x 28 cm) 1912, pointe sèche. Cabinet des Estampes, Malo-Renault (1870-1938).jpg, Five hours rue de la Paix, drypoint (1912) File:Jeune fille au balcon.jpg, Jeune Fille au Balcon File:En Victoria, (28 x 21cm) eau-forte (1908), Malo-Renault (1870-1939).jpg, En Victoria, eau-forte( 1908) File:Le Trottin EMR musée de Genève MAH.jpg, LeTrotitn; etching and drypoint (1911)


Illustrated books(1904-1928)

File:René, roman de Chateaubriand, mosaique ill. p.s. coul Malo-Renault.jpg, ''René'', autobiographical novel of Chateaubriand. p.s color by Malo-Renault File:Le jardin de Bérénice, M. Barrès, ill p.s. EMR.jpg, ''Le jardin de Bérénice,'' M. Barrès, color drypoint (1922) Malo-Renault File:Dessous des cartes Whist, 8 p.s. EMR.jpg, ''Le dessous des cartes d'une Partie de Whist'', J.B. Aurevilly, dryprint prints Malo-Renault File:Contes de Bretagne (1928 ), ill. Malo-Renault (mosaique).jpg, link=, Contes de Bretagne (1928), Lithographies couleur


Works in public collections

* London ** British Museum *** ''A little girl lying in bed, holding four dolls in her arms'', drypoint printed in colour *** ''Two women sitting on chairs, facing opposite directions'', drypoint printed in colour * Genève ** Musée d'Art et d'Histoire *** ''Cinq Heures rue de la Paix'' *** ''Un Trottin'' *** ''Chez le pâtissier'' * Paris : ** département des arts graphiques du musée du Louvre (ancienne Chalcographie) : *** ''Vue de Quimperlé''; *** ''Saint-Malo''; *** ''Villeneuve-lès-Avignon'', 1925; *** ''Vue du Mont Saint-Michel''; *** ''Petite Baigneuse''; *** ''Sur le Sable'', 39 × 26 cm *** ''Le Château de Combourg''; ** département des estampes et de la photographie de la Bibliothèque nationale de France : *** ''La Fourrure blanche'', vers 1907, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Famille de Bigoudens'', vers 1907, eau-forte en couleur; *** ''Le Cochon'', illustration pour ''Le Rire'' du 20 avril 1907; *** ''19e Dîner du Moulin à Sel…'', 1907, eau-forte; *** ''Sirène de Paris'', 1908, eau-forte; *** frontispice pour l'annuaire 1897-1908 de ''L'Estampe nouvelle'', eau-forte et pointe-sèche; *** ''La Petite fille aux poupées'', 1911–1913, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Un trottin'', pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Le Thé chez Rumpelmayer'', 1912, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Ex-libris André Barrier'', vers 1912, pointe-sèche; *** ''Tête de Bretonne'', 1912, projet d'ex-libris, bois; *** ''La Lecture'', vers 1912, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''L'Oreiller'', 1912–1913, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** 12 pointe-sèche pour ''Modes de Paris'', 1912–1913; *** ''Mlle Jacqueline R.'', 1913, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Dîner des Amis de l'eau-forte'', 1913, pointe-sèche; *** ''Cinq heures rue de la Paix'', 1913, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Menu pour la Société des Cent Bibliophiles,'' eau-forte en couleur (1913). La Bretagne offrant ''le Serpent noir'' à cette Société. *** ''Sur le sable'', vers 1913, eau-forte en couleur; *** ''Soins maternels'', vers 1913–1914, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Vue de Quimperlé'', 1913–1919, eau-forte en couleur; *** ''La Rose jaune'', 1914, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Venezia delle Guerra'', vers 1917, bois en couleur; *** ''La Douloureuse Passion de N.S. Jésus-Christ'', par A.C. Emme, 1921, cinq planches; *** ''La Queste nocturne''; ''L'Âme consumée''; ''Divin dialogue'', trois illustrations pour ''Saint Jean de la Croix. Les Canciones'', 1920, bois; *** ''En route'' de Joris-Karl Huysmans, 1921, deux illustration, bois; *** ''Après le Match'', 1921, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''La Vierge de la mer'', vers 1921, bois; *** ''Chansons de France choisies et accompagnées d'images par Malo-Renault'', 1923; *** ''Villeneuve-les-Avignon'', 1925, eau-forte en couleur; *** ''Sonnets pour Hélène'', de Ronsard, 1925, pointe-sèches en couleur; *** ''Menu pour la Société des Amis des Livres, 2 février 1926'', pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''La Tasse de thé'', 1926, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Vue du Mont-Saint-Michel'', vers 1926, pointe-sèche en couleur; *** ''Le Château de Combourg'', vers 1930; *** ''Deux Pommes'' (cabaret Breton), pointe-sèche en couleur; *** Illustration pour le ''Bulletin de l’œuvre de Sainte Clotilde'', vers 1930.


Illustrated books


Literature

* Jules Renard, ''Ragotte'', etchings in black and white printed intaglio by Geny Gros, 28 × 19 cm, Paris, bookstore of the ''Collection des Dix'', A. Ramagnol editions, 1909, 117 p. * Malo-Renault, ''Quelques-unes'', album, suite engraved in color of 15 Parisienne sketches, preface by Roger Marx, 41 × 29 cm, 1909. * Paul Adam, ''Le Serpent noir'', more than 80 etchings and drypoints in color, ''Les Cent bibliophiles'', 29 × 21 cm, 1913, 335 p. * Tristan Corbière, ''La Rapsode foraine et Le pardon de Sainte-Anne'', Poème de Tristan Corbière: La rapsode Foraine et le Pardon de St Anne. Illustration Malo-Renault: bois graves 12 woods enhanced with colors, 32 × 26 cm, Flory, 1920, 22 p. * Maurice Barrès, ''Le Jardin de Bérénice'', 30 dry-points in color, 28 × 20 cm, ''Les Cent bibliophiles,'' 1922, 170 p. * Émile Malo-Renault, ''Raquettes'', text and 6 dry-points in color, 39 × 28 cm, ''L’Estampe nouvelle'', 1923. Edition of 45 signed copies. * François-René de Chateaubriand, ''René'', 6 dry-points in color and headbands, 28 × 19 cm, prints printed by Porcabeuf, Paris, Dorbon, 1925, 101 p. * Charles Perrault, ''Peau d'âne'', ''La Belle au bois dormant'', drawings by Malo-Renault, Larousse, 1923. * Émile Souvestre,''Les mille et une nuits de la Bretagne'', (Le foyer Breton), illustrations by Malo Renault, (1929) * Honoré de Balzac, ''Ursule Mirouët'', Paris, collection « L'Adolescence catholique », 1928. * Jean des Cognets, ''D'un vieux Monde'', Drawings of Malo-Renault, printed monograph, O.L. Aubert (1932) Saint-Brieuc.


Youth literature

* ''Le'' ''Roi des Corsaires.'' Text and drawings by Malo-Renault (14 engravings), Paris, Larousse, 1919, << Les livres roses pour la jeunesse>>, n° 261 (200x130), 32 p *
Charles Perrault Charles Perrault ( , also , ; 12 January 1628 – 16 May 1703) was an iconic French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales ...
, ''Peau d'âne'', ''La Belle au bois dormant'', dessins de Malo-Renault, Larousse, 1923. * ''Chansons de France'', reunited by Adolphe Gauwin, illustrations by Malo-Renault, Paris, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1928; Hachette, 1931; Hachette Jeunesse, 1993


Publications

* « Un artiste breton Daniel Mordant », ''Le Fureteur Breton,'' April–May 1907, second year, n° 10, p. 167-168. * « Le peintre Auguste Lemoine », ''Annales de Société d'histoire et d'archéologique de l'arrondissement de Saint-Malo'', 1910, p. 259–270. * « Charles Le Goffic ». ''Le Nouvelliste de Bretagne'', December 12, 1910. * « Le Monotype», ''Art et décoration'', February 1920, p. 49-56, 8 engravings. * « Henri Rivière », ''Art et décoration'', February. 1921, p. 43-51, 10 engravings * « Les Merveilles du Livre italien », ''A.B.C magazine de l'art'', June 1926, p. 177-181. * « Sergent-Marceau et Emira Marceau graveurs », ''L' Amateur d' estampes'', 1927 *« La technique d'Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, graveur ». ''L'Amateur d'estampes'', 6th year, no 3, May 1927, p. 83–87 *« La gravure sur bois: gravure au canif, gravure au burin, gravure en camaïeu, gravure en couleur », ''Le Dessin, revue d'art, d' éducation et d'enseignement'', October 1930, p. 369-372; et novembre 1930, p. 429-432. *« La gravure en taille-douce. Le pointillé, la manière noire ou mezzotint, la pointe sèche », ''Le Dessin'', Avril 1931, n° 12, p. 744-749. *« La gravure en taille-douce (suite). L'eau-forte, l' aquatinte et le vernis mou) », ''Le Dessin'', May 1931, p 46–52.


References

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French pastel artists Color engravers French etchers French wood engravers French engravers French illustrators French printmakers 1870 births 1938 deaths Pseudonymous artists 20th-century French artists