Charles Joseph Traviès de Villers
Charles Joseph Traviès de Villers , 1804-59, French caricaturist and painter, b. Switzerland. He founded and was a prolific contributor to the popular journal Charivari (1831) and drew for Caricature (1838). His witty burlesques of Parisian life were very popular. He helped to illustrate Balzac's works (1848-55).
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Fables of La Fontaine.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 8/1/2006; 143 words
; ...Constantine and Koren Christofides and Carsten, all of the Institute for American Universities, have realized the dream of the French caricaturist Honore Daumier to create new illustrations for the fables of Jean de la Fontaine. The illustrations in this volume, which...
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JEAN COCTEAU.(WESSEL + O'CONNOR GALLERY)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Artforum International; 10/1/1999; ; 657 words
; ...constellation-like dot portraits were especially reminiscent of the line-and-dot abstractions Picasso made in the mid-'20s to illustrate Balzac's Le Chef d'Oeuvre Inconnu. The greatest affinity the two artists share, however, is not a formal one but involves the...
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