Paul Berthon

Paul Berthon

French designer and lithographer, often confused with the painter Paul Emile Berton, born in Chartrettes
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IntroFrench designer and lithographer, often confused with the painter Paul Emile Berton, born in Chartrettes
A.K.A.Paul Louis Joseph Berthow Paul Louis Joseph Berthon
A.K.A.Paul Louis Joseph Berthow Paul Louis Joseph Berthon
PlacesFrance
wasDesigner Lithographer
Work fieldArts Creativity Science
Gender
Male
Birth15 March 1872, Villefranche-sur-Saône, arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Death15 February 1909Paris, Île-de-France, France (aged 36 years)
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Paul Berthon (Paul Louis Joseph Berthon, 15 March 1872 – 15 February 1909) was a French artist who produced primarily posters and lithographs. Berthon's work is in the style of Art Nouveau, much like his contemporary Alphonse Mucha. Berthon studied as a painter in Villefranche-sur-Saône before moving to Paris. He later enrolled at the Ecole Normale d'Enseignement de Dessin and received lessons from Luc-Olivier Merson. His study of the decorative arts influenced his print making, influencing the strong lines and natural details that guided his art. The vast majority of Berthon's lithographed posters did not include advertisements and were meant to stand on their own.

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