Henry Gerbault
French illustrator, water color painter, and poster artist
About Henry Gerbault
Lived 1863 – 1930 (aged 67). Henry Gerbault was a French poster artist, illustrator, painter, playwright, comics artist and lithographer.
Henri Gerbault, Henry Gerbault, or Jean Louis Armand Henri Gerbault (24 June 1863 – 19 October 1930) was a French illustrator, water color painter, and poster artist.
He was born in Châtenay, Paris, France and was the nephew of the poet Sully Prudhomme. Henri studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris to be a painter. Unsuccessful, he began submitting satirical cartoons to various newspaper and magazines. His work was published in magazines such as La Vie Parisienne, Fantasio, Le Rire, L'Art et la Mode and La Vie Moderne.
During his later years his wife was diagnosed with a chronic illness and they relocated to Roscoff, Brittany in 1919.
Henri Gerbault died on 19 October 1930, several years after his wife. They are both buried in the cemetery at Roscoff.
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Who was Henry Gerbault?
French illustrator, water color painter, and poster artist (1863-1930)
When was Henry Gerbault born?
Henry Gerbault was born on 24 June 1863 in Châtenay-Malabry.
When did Henry Gerbault die?
Henry Gerbault died on 19 October 1930 in Roscoff.
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Henry Gerbault was a poster artist, illustrator, painter, playwright, comics artist and lithographer.
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Henry Gerbault was French.
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