Zyg Brunner, also known as Zygismund Brunner, or Sigismond Leopold (12 November 1878,
Warsaw - 7 April 1961,
Paris) was a Polish
draftsman,
caricaturist, and
illustrator
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. Zyg arrived in Paris,
France at the turn of the century and had his first
art exhibition in 1905 at the age of twenty-seven. He submitted works to the ''
Gazette du Bon Ton
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'' and created illustrations for
children's books such as ''
Grimm's Fairy Tales'', as well as for
risqué
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* Material that is slightly indecent or liable to shock, especially as sexually suggestive
* ''Risqué'' (album), album by Chic
* Risque (comics)
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novels. He worked for ''
La Vie Parisienne'', ''Fantasio'', ''La Baïonnette'', ''
Le Rire'', ''Le Sourire'', and many other publications.
Anatole France had him illustrate his novel ''Abeille''.
1878 births
1961 deaths
Polish draughtsmen
French illustrators
French erotic artists
Polish erotic artists
French caricaturists
Polish caricaturists
Polish illustrators
Polish people of French descent
Emigrants from Congress Poland to France
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