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]
Henri-Lucien Cheffer | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 30, 1880 Paris |
| Died | May 3, 1957 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting, engraving, stamp and banknote designs |
Early life
editCheffer was born in 1880 in Paris. He studied at the School of Decorative Arts, Paris, and in the studio of Léon Bonnat.[5]
Awards
editHe 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]
Work
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Paintings
editCheffer 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]
Postage stamp designs
editCheffer 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]
Collections
edit- US National Library of Medicine[12]
- Library of Congress, Washington[13]
- Wellcome Collection, London[14]
- Imperial War Museums, London[8]
- Louvre museum, Paris[15]
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston[16]
References
edit- ^ Temerson, Henri (1957). "Biographies des principales personnalités françaises décédées au cours de l'année" (in French). Hachette. p. 41 – via Google Books.
- "Necrology". The American Philatelist. 70. American Philatelic Association. 1956 – via Google Books. - ^ Miller, Niels A. (1963). Encyclopedia of Music Philately. American Topical Association. p. 25 – via Google Books.
- ^ Schurr, Gérald (1975). 1820-1920, les petits maîtres de la peinture: Valeur de demain (in French). Editions de l'Amateur. ISBN 9782859170165 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "HENRY CHEFFER (1880-1957)" (PDF). Bulletin (in French). Aeroscopia. December 2015. p. 6. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b Puget, Catherine (2006). L'Estampe en Bretagne 1880-1960 (in French). Musée de Pont-Aven. pp. 41–44. ISBN 9782910128371 – via Google Books.
- ^ "CHEFFER Henri Lucien" (in French). Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques.
- ^ Hunnisett, Basil (5 September 2018). Engraved on Steel: History of Picture Production Using Steel Plates: History of Picture Production Using Steel Plates. Routledge. ISBN 9780429859052 – via Google Books.
- "Henry Cheffer (1880 - 1957)". Bretagne Ancienne. - ^ a b "Cheffer, Henri Lucien". Imperial War Museum, London.
- ^ "Proposed Anglo-French issue". London: The Postal Museum.
- "Proposed Anglo-French Union issue (1940)". Royal Mail.
- "Le Musée de la Poste s'exporte". Valgirardin (in French). - ^ Adrian Keppel. "Monaco: Refreshing Rainier". Stamp Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "Marianne de Cheffer". toutsurletimbre (in French). La Poste.
- ^ "Achetez le nouveau timbre antituberculeux "mieux vaut prévenir--"". National Library of Medicine.
- ^ "Journées de Bourg-la-Reine . . . 1915 - au profit des oeuvres de la commune". Library of Congress.
- ^ "In the battle against tuberculosis, a portrait of Calmette, as the saviour of children through his BCG vaccine, invites the purchase of fund-raising stamps. Colour lithograph after H. Cheffer, 1934". Wellcome Collection.
- ^ "Les collections du département des arts graphiques - la Salute à Venise - CHEFFER Henri-Lucien". Musée du Louvre.
- ^ "Imagier de la gravure sur bois originale [1920–21]". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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