Henri PILLE
Peinture d'histoire
(circa 1880)|21.50 x 35 cm|Encre|une feuille sous marie-louise et cadre
Original ink by Henri Pille depicting a historical scene, preserved under mat and gilt wood frame.
An appreciated figure in the Montmartre artistic milieu, whose work developed through history paintings and genre scenes often tinged with humor, Pille is especially renowned as a pen and ink artist. He executed numerous illustrations for publishing, notably for publisher Alphonse Lemerre, and contributed to reviews and newspapers such as Le Courrier Français, Le Rire, Le Monde illustré, Le Procope, journal parlé, Le Journal Amusant, La Vie moderne, Le Voleur and Le Petit Français illustré. He published drawings in the
An appreciated figure in the Montmartre artistic milieu, whose work developed through history paintings and genre scenes often tinged with humor, Pille is especially renowned as a pen and ink artist. He executed numerous illustrations for publishing, notably for publisher Alphonse Lemerre, and contributed to reviews and newspapers such as Le Courrier Français, Le Rire, Le Monde illustré, Le Procope, journal parlé, Le Journal Amusant, La Vie moderne, Le Voleur and Le Petit Français illustré. He published drawings in the
€500