Georges Léonnec
French artist
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| Intro | French artist | ||
| Places | France | ||
| was | Illustrator | ||
| Work field | Arts Creativity | ||
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| Birth | 30 September 1881, Brest, arrondissement of Brest, Finistère, Brittany | ||
| Death | 15 October 1940 (aged 59 years) | ||
| Star sign | Libra | ||
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Georges Léonnec (1881 – 1940), the brother of the novelist Félix Léonnec, began his career as a cartoonist selling drawings to newspapers in 1899. After participating in World War I he worked as an illustrator for the magazine La Vie Parisienne. He worked for several other publications including Fantasio and Le Sourire. He was also well known for his advertising illustrations for Byrrh apéritif wine, Dufayel department stores, and the Casino of Paris.