Rébecca Dautremer (born 1971) is a French
illustrator
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and
children's literature
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author.
Dautremer was born in
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap (, ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Hautes-Alpes, in the Regions of France, region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Southeastern France. In 2019, the Communes of France, commune had a popul ...
in 1971. She studied
graphic design
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at the
École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs
The École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (; ÉnsAD) also known as Arts Decos' and École des Arts décoratifs, is a public grande école of art and design, constituent member of PSL Research University. The school is located in the R ...
. She is married to author Taï-Marc Le Thanh, with whom she collaborates professionally.
Dautremer began publishing
children's books
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in 2003 with ''L'Amoureux'',
for which she won the
Prix Sorcières.
Her illustrations are typically paintings done with
gouache
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.
She took an early interest in
photography
Photography is the visual arts, art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is empl ...
, but she switched to illustration in 1996.
Photography heavily influenced Dautremer's work in illustration, particularly in her emphasis on lighting.
Her work was cited as a major influence on the art style of
''The Magician's Elephant''.
Published works
* ''L'Amoureux'' () (2003)
* ''Princesses oubliées ou inconnues'' () (2004)
* ''Une bible'' () (2014)
* ''Les Riches Heures de Jacominus Gainsborough'' () (2018)
* ''Midi pile'' () (2019)
References
Living people
1971 births
20th-century French women artists
21st-century French women artists
French children's book illustrators
French women children's book illustrators
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