Maurice Pillard Verneuil
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Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869 – 1942) was a French artist and decorator in the Art nouveau
movement.
He was born in Saint-Quentin, France. Maurice Pillard Verneuil was a learned his trade from the Swiss designer Eugene Grasset. Maurice Pillard Verneuil then went on to become a well-known artist
and designer
. He is known for his contribution to the art deco
movement and, in particular, his use of bold, floral designs in ceramic
tiles, wallpapers and other furnishing textiles. His designs covered both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods subsequently transitioning into his much acclaimed geometric patterns. Verneuil also produced numerous poster works in France alongside the well-known artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec and Cheret.
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
movement.
He was born in Saint-Quentin, France. Maurice Pillard Verneuil was a learned his trade from the Swiss designer Eugene Grasset. Maurice Pillard Verneuil then went on to become a well-known artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and designer
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
. He is known for his contribution to the art deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
movement and, in particular, his use of bold, floral designs in ceramic
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
tiles, wallpapers and other furnishing textiles. His designs covered both the Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods subsequently transitioning into his much acclaimed geometric patterns. Verneuil also produced numerous poster works in France alongside the well-known artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec and Cheret.