Jules-Alexandre Grün (25 May 1868 – 15 February 1938) was a French
Post-Impressionist
Post-Impressionism (also spelled Postimpressionism) was a predominantly French art movement that developed roughly between 1886 and 1905, from the last Impressionist exhibition to the birth of Fauvism. Post-Impressionism emerged as a reaction a ...
painter, poster artist, and illustrator.
[Scott_Burkett: Jules Alexandre Grün: A Biography (1 of 5)]
Grun's best known painting is called ''The Dinner Party'', produced in 1911. It was made in the fields of poster art and illustration art, for which he was famous. He was employed at a large printing company in Paris and his artistic director was
Jules Chéret
Jules Chéret (31 May 1836 – 23 September 1932) was a French painter and lithographer who became a master of ''Belle Époque'' poster art. He has been called the father of the modern poster.
Early life and career
Born in Paris to a poor bu ...
. Chéret was also his main competitor in poster art.
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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 ...]
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Maîtres de l'affiche V 3 - Pl 103 - Grun.jpg, Pl 103
Maîtres de l'affiche V 4 - Pl 159 - Grun.jpg, Pl 159
Maîtres de l'affiche vol 5 - Pl 223 - Jules Grün.jpg, Pl 223