Gustave Fraipont, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gustave Fraipont

illustrator, painter, poster designer, sculptor

Date of Birth: 09-May-1849

Place of Birth: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 29-Apr-1923

Profession: illustrator, poster artist, painter, sculptor, children's writer

Nationality: Belgium, France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Gustave Fraipont (1849, Brussels – 1923, Paris) was a painter, sculptor, illustrator and poster-designer.
Born in Belgium, he later became a naturalised French citizen. Professor of drawing at the Maison d'éducation de la Légion d'honneur, he was the author of numerous books on the art of drawing.
In 1885, he provided illustrations for the series Le Littoral de la France at the publisher Victor Palmé.
He also illustrated books on Paris and the French regions.
He produced books for young people such as 'André le meunier' (Andre the Miller') and 'et Yves le marin (Sailor Yves).
He also illustrated the Letters from My Windmill, Perrault's Histoires ou contes du temps passé, Robinson Crusoe', Câline by Zenaide Fleuriot. He painted numerous posters for railway companies, including Chemins de fer de l'Ouest and Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord, as well as official documents and paper securities.
His poster Pierrefonds, North company was reproduced in the magazine Les Maîtres de l'Affiche (1895-1900).
He contributed to many newspapers and magazines, such as French and Paris Courier.
In 1905, he was appointed Navy painter. During World War I, he produced several compositions for the newspaper L'Illustration, including the monuments destroyed by war: Ypres Cloth Hall, Reims Cathedral and Arras Town Hall.
Gustave Fraipont was the father of Georges Fraipont (1873-1912), a member of the Society of French Artists, also an illustrator of books, but especially known for his paintings.



Alternative names	legal name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon pseudonym: Nadar
Description	French photographer, caricaturist, writer and balloonist
Date of birth/death	6 April 1820	20 March 1910 / 21 March 1910
Location of birth/death	Paris	former 4th arrondissement of Paris
Work period	1854–1910
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q40116 VIAF: 84808952 ISNI: 0000 0001 2141 8535 ULAN: 500005199 LCCN: n50014563 NLA: 35553829 WorldCat