Henri-Lucien Cheffer | |
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Born | Paris | December 30, 1880
Died | May 3, 1957 | (aged 76)
Nationality | French |
Known for | Painting, engraving, stamp and banknote designs |
Henri-Lucien Cheffer (30 December 1880, Paris – 3 May 1957) was a French painter, engraver and illustrator. [1] Cheffer was chiefly known for his postage stamp designs, [2] the first of which he designed in 1911. [3] He also designed bank notes for French Algeria, Tunisia, the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. [4]
Cheffer was born in 1880 in Paris. He studied at the School of Decorative Arts, Paris, and in the studio of Léon Bonnat. [5]
He received the second prize for engraving in the Grand Prix de Rome in 1904 and 1906. [5] At the annual exhibition Salon des Artistes Français, he received an honourable mention in 1902, a medal in 1919 and a medal of honour in 1927. [6]
Cheffer was a member of the Société des Artistes Français, where he exhibited exclusively. [7] During the First World War, Cheffer produced many watercolors depicting scenes of battle and destruction. [8]
Cheffer was responsible for 384 stamp designs, 52 of which were for France. [4] His first stamp design, in 1911, was for Iran. [4]
In 1940, Cheffer was invited by the French government to design a joint Anglo-French stamp. [9]
In 1955, he designed a set of stamps depicting Monaco's Prince Rainier III. [10]
Cheffer's series of French postage stamps, known as the Marianne de Cheffer series, was in circulation from 1967 to 1971. [11]
Henri-Lucien Cheffer | |
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Born | Paris | December 30, 1880
Died | May 3, 1957 | (aged 76)
Nationality | French |
Known for | Painting, engraving, stamp and banknote designs |
Henri-Lucien Cheffer (30 December 1880, Paris – 3 May 1957) was a French painter, engraver and illustrator. [1] Cheffer was chiefly known for his postage stamp designs, [2] the first of which he designed in 1911. [3] He also designed bank notes for French Algeria, Tunisia, the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. [4]
Cheffer was born in 1880 in Paris. He studied at the School of Decorative Arts, Paris, and in the studio of Léon Bonnat. [5]
He received the second prize for engraving in the Grand Prix de Rome in 1904 and 1906. [5] At the annual exhibition Salon des Artistes Français, he received an honourable mention in 1902, a medal in 1919 and a medal of honour in 1927. [6]
Cheffer was a member of the Société des Artistes Français, where he exhibited exclusively. [7] During the First World War, Cheffer produced many watercolors depicting scenes of battle and destruction. [8]
Cheffer was responsible for 384 stamp designs, 52 of which were for France. [4] His first stamp design, in 1911, was for Iran. [4]
In 1940, Cheffer was invited by the French government to design a joint Anglo-French stamp. [9]
In 1955, he designed a set of stamps depicting Monaco's Prince Rainier III. [10]
Cheffer's series of French postage stamps, known as the Marianne de Cheffer series, was in circulation from 1967 to 1971. [11]