René Georges Hermann-Paul
Satirical illustrator using bold black and color
René Georges Hermann-Paul was a French artist. He was born in Paris and died in Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. He was a well-known illustrator whose work appeared in numerous newspapers and periodicals. His fine art was displayed in gallery exhibitions alongside Vuillard, Matisse and Toulouse-Lautrec. Early works were noted for their satiric characterizations of the foibles of French society. His points were made with simple caricature. His illustrations relied on blotches of pure black with minimum outline to define his animated marionettes. His exhibition pieces were carried by large splashes of color and those same fine lines of black. Hermann-Paul worked in Ripolin enamel paint, watercolors, woodcuts, lithographs, drypoint engraving, oils, and ink. Recent efforts to catalog the work of Hermann-Paul reveal an artist of considerable scope. On the eve of the First World War, he made quite an impression as part of M. Druet's "First Group." As noted by the Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs, the exhibition was "chiefly remarkable for a series of paintings or drawings - it is hard to say which - by M. Hermann-Paul in a new medium which is simply ripolin." The Great War soon intervened and Hermann-Paul would document its tragedy as well as its foibles. After the war, he underwent several stylistic changes. In his later years, he produced many works in dry point and ink depicting his beloved Camargue.
Artworks by this artist (39 total)
- Milliners 1894
- Frightened Nymph (Nymphe Effraye) 1896
- It is the Table on Which the Treaty of Versailles was Signed 1919
- Il est décoré et ses amis lui offrent un banquet 1895
- Non! pas de négresse, je suis pacifiste je voudrais une dame boche
- Vous voulez accompagner à pied le corps de votre – Oui c’est une occasion de marche un peu
- Le blessé de Biriatou 1874 - 1940
- Avec l’internationale, plus d’armies, plus de militaires rien que les guerres civiles
- Kultur en hiver 1915
- Allegory (Date Unknown)
- Kultur en ete 1915
- At the Exhibition 1891
- Man in top hat covers another man’s eyes 1899
- Salon des Cent 1895
- Appelé aux fonctions publiques, il figure dans les cérémonies officielles 1895
- Charlot arrête toi je t’en supplie, jai jambres brisées
- Il aime pour la 2e fois 1895
- Il nait 1895
- Mourning
- Toujours pacifiste; la guerre t’a pourtant reussi!