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Henri Bellery-Desfontaines Art

French, 1867-1909

Henri Bellery-Desfontaines started as a painter in the atelier of Pierre-Victor Galland, who entrusted him with the decorative motifs that would frame Panthéon de Paris' drawings of Maillot, Bonnat, Humbert and specially Jean-Paul Laurens, who had also later proposed to him to join his atelier in l’École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. With Laurens, Henri Bellery-Desfontaines decorated l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris also known as Le Salon Lobau. Henri Bellery-Desfontaines is thought to have Luc-Olivier Merson as a teacher. During his years as a student, he started to illustrate magazines and books of tales and in 1895, Bellery-Desfontaines opted rapidly for illustration, probably due to financial problems, and he participated in magazines such as L’Image, L’Estampe Moderne or L’Almanach des Bibliophiles. From 1900 on, he gradually evolved toward an ambitious decorative artist, making tapestries and furniture for rich leaders and patrons. Bellery-Desfontaines was an important artist of his epoch, and he took part in numerous events like Bal des Quat'z'Arts or Bal de l'Internat. He also made lots of illustrations such as a joker for the playing cards company Fossorier Amar et Cie, a typography for Fonderie G. Peignot et Fils, or the portraits of Yvette Guilbert, Mounet-Sully, etc. He left a vast artistic production adorned with floral and vegetal motifs and so many unfinished works since he died young from typhoid fever at the age of 42. Recently, the Salon des Artistes Français hosted one of his designs of tapestry.

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Enigma (Apparition in a Blue Dream) - Original lithograph - 1897
Enigma (Apparition in a Blue Dream) - Original lithograph - 1897

Enigma (Apparition in a Blue Dream) - Original lithograph - 1897

By Henri Bellery-Desfontaines

Located in Paris, IDF

Henri Bellery-Desfontaines Enigma (Apparition in a Blue Dream), 1897 Original lithograph (Champenois workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum, 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) ...

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1890s Art Nouveau Henri Bellery-Desfontaines Art

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Mysterious Love - Original lithograph - 1898
Mysterious Love - Original lithograph - 1898

Mysterious Love - Original lithograph - 1898

By Henri Bellery-Desfontaines

Located in Paris, IDF

Henri Bellery-Desfontaines Mysterious Love, 1898 Original lithograph (Champenois workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum, 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) INFORMATION: Lithogr...

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1890s Art Nouveau Henri Bellery-Desfontaines Art

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Lithograph

"L'Imploration" original lithograph

"L'Imploration" original lithograph

By Henri Bellery-Desfontaines

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original lithograph. Published in London in 1896 by The Studio. Image size: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (190 x 140 mm). Sheet size: 11 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches (285 x 193 mm). Signed in t...

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1890s Henri Bellery-Desfontaines Art

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Lithograph

Original Poster-Henri Bellery-Desfontaines-Universal Expo Liège, 1905
Original Poster-Henri Bellery-Desfontaines-Universal Expo Liège, 1905

Original Poster-Henri Bellery-Desfontaines-Universal Expo Liège, 1905

By Henri Bellery-Desfontaines

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

Original Poster-Henri Bellery-Desfontaines-Universal Expo Liège, 1905 Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Dimensions (l x h): 34.2 x 45.4 in ...

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"H. L'Illusion (L'Estampe Moderne I), " Color Lithograph
"H. L'Illusion (L'Estampe Moderne I), " Color Lithograph

"H. L'Illusion (L'Estampe Moderne I), " Color Lithograph

By Henri Bellery-Desfontaines

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"H. L'Illusion (L'Estampe Moderne I)" is an original color lithograph by Henri Bellery-Desfontaines. This piece depicts a nude child before a dream-like woman in a blue translucent robe. This piece was published in the French Art Nouveau publication L'Estampe Moderne. Signed in plate. 15 3/4" x 12" art Henri Bellery-Desfontaines , born with Paris in 1867 and dead the October 6th 1909, is a French Noveau artist Jack-of-All- Trades, who produced tables, illustrations, posters, lithographies, drawings of carpet, pieces of furniture and banknotes, and even dabbled with decoration & architecture. In the 1900s, Paris was the perfect place for a group of young artists influenced by artistic currents like neogothic style or symbolism. Most of them started as painters and they switched later to decorative arts, attracted by the idea of an ever-present art, a lifeless art, a total art. Henri Bellery-Desfontaines was a member of this group and he started as as painter in Pierre-Victor Galland’s atelier. He entrusted him the decorative motifs which would frame Panthéon de Paris' drawings: Maillot, Bonnat, Humbert and specially Jean-Paul Laurens, who proposed him to join his atelier in l’École des Beaux-Arts de Paris. With him, he decorated l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris or Le Salon Lobau, Henri Bellery-Desfontaines is thought to have Luc-Olivier Merson (1846-1920) as a teacher. During his years as a student, he started to illustrate magazines and books of tales and in 1895, Bellery-Desfontaines opted rapidly for illustration, probably due to financial problems, and he participated in magazines such as L’Image, L’Estampe Moderne or L’Almanach des Bibliophiles. This year, the Salon des Artistes Français hosted one of his design of tapestry. From 1900 on, he gradually evolved toward an ambitious decorative artist, making tapestries and furniture for rich leaders and patrons. Bellery-Desfontaines was an important artist of his epoch, and he took part in numerous events like Bal de...

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1890s Art Nouveau Henri Bellery-Desfontaines Art

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