Maurice Biais

Maurice Amédée Louis Biais
Born
Maurice Amédée Louis Biais

30 December 1872
Corbeil, France
Died8 April 1926(1926-04-08) (aged 53)
Resting place
Père Lachaise Cemetery
Known forpainting, draughting, illustration
MovementArt Nouveau
SpouseJane Avril (1911–1926) (his death)

Maurice Amédée Louis Biais (shortened as Maurice Biais) (30 December 1872 – 8 April 1926) was a French painter, draughtsman and illustrator.

Biography

From 1899, he designs furniture for La Maison Moderne, an art gallery founded by Julius Meier-Graefe. He designed leather goods for the shop, as well.

He married Jane Avril in 1911. They lived in Jouy-en-Josas until his death in 1926, which has been attributed to his having been gassed during World War I.

Works

French cabaret star Paulette Darty (1870–1939) in a 1902 poster by Maurice Biais

References

  1. 1 2 "Biais Maurice". Retrieved 15 March 2025.
  2. ↑ https://www.dailyartmagazine.com/meet-jane-avril-the-great-muse-of-henri-de-toulouse-lautrec/
  3. ↑ Bertrand Mothes. "La Maison Moderne de Julius Meier-Graefe" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. ↑ R. Aubry, Documents sur l'art industriel au vingtieme siecle: reproductions photographiques des principales œuvres des collaborateurs de La Maison moderne (Paris: Édition de La Maison moderne, 1901)