Albert Guillaume
Leading Belle Époque caricaturist and poster artist
Albert Guillaume was a French painter and caricaturist. Born in Paris, France, Albert Guillaume became a leading caricaturist during the Belle Époque. While remembered for his poster art, Guillaume also did oil paintings such as "Soirée parisienne," a portrait of Parisian dinner society. He created theater posters as well as advertising posters that were greatly influenced by the work of one of the preeminent poster painters, Jules Chéret. Guillaume thrived during the international poster mania of the Gay Nineties. During this period, a collection of notable artists helped transform the boulevards of Paris into a gallery of fine art. Toulouse-Lautrec set the stage in 1891 with his famous poster, Moulin Rouge. Other fine art posters followed and the streets came alive with color. Posters soon appeared from many of the era's great masters. Artists such as Chéret, Livemont, Hermann-Paul and Mucha helped shape the Parisian landscape.
Artworks by this artist
- Café de Paris
- Lifting her petticoat
- Mémoires d’une glace
- An attractive offer
- Mémoires d’une glace Pl.25 1894
- Eldorado 2
- Cirage végétal parfumé 1901
- Mémoires d’une glace Pl.17 1894
- Peugeot succès sans précédent Paris Nantes 1025 kilomètres sur route, les 5 premiers sur bicyclette Peugeot 1895
- Mémoires d’une glace Pl.16 1894
- Semeline 4 Fois La Duree Des Semelles Preservant Du Froid Et De L’humidite 44 Rue Cambon Paris
- A Nous Les Femmes Revue A La Scala Tous Les Soirs 1890-1900
- Mémoires d’une glace Pl.12 1894
- La correction 1904
- Almanach de l’Urodonal 1914
- Victoria’s soap 1908
- Eldorado 3
- Au Theatre
- Wedding day
- Spirit of Haig. Great Scot Haig Whisky 1928