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Édouard François Zier (1856 – 19 January 1924) was a French illustrator and painter.


Life and works

Édouard François Zier was born in Paris in 1856. He received his instructions in art from his father and later became a pupil of the painter
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. His first painting, ''Mort de Caton d'Utique'' ("Death of Cato"), was exhibited at the
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of 1874. ''Charles VI et Odette'' appeared at the 1880 Salon; these two paintings and also ''Esther'' (1883) were purchased by the French State. His ''Julia'' (''Julie'', 1875) on a Roman theme was shown at the 1876 Philadelphia Exposition and was awarded a gold medal. Zier is known foremost however as an illustrator, for a wide variety of genres. He has illustrated for a number of periodicals, such as ''
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'', '' Le Monde illustré'', '' Le Courrier français'', and '. Two of the adventures of the comic book series '' Bécassine'' (1917 and 1918) were illustrated by Zier while the original artist Joseph-Porphyre Pinchon served in
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., endnote 4 A number of published books were illustrated by him, such as ''
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, ''Aphrodite'' by
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, ''Le Roman comique'' by Scarron, ' by Georges Le Faure, ''Les Trésors de la fable'' by , ''Voyages et aventures du Capitaine Marius Cougourdan'' by Eugène Mouton, ''Seulette'' and ''Le Trésor de Madeleine'' by , ' by , ''Papillonne'' by Zénaïde Fleuriot. He died in
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on 19 January 1924.


Gallery

Image:Édouard Zier - Acis et Galathée se cachant de Polyphème.jpg, ''Acis et Galatée'',
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1877 Image:Edouard Zier illustration for Pierre Louys Aphrodite.jpg, '' Aphrodite: mœurs antiques''
1900 Image:Édouard Zier - Portrait idéal.jpg, ''Portrait idéal''
1903 Image:Zier Francis Edouard Ophelia.jpg,
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1904 Image:Édouard Zier - Les baigneuses à Biarritz.jpg, ''Les Baigneuses à Biarritz''


References

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External links


''Lambiek Comiclopedia'' article
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