Paul Berthon
French designer and lithographer, often confused with the painter Paul Emile Berton, born in Chartrettes
Intro | French 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 | |
Places | France | |
was | Designer Lithographer | |
Work field | Arts Creativity Science | |
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Birth | 15 March 1872, Villefranche-sur-Saône, arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône, Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
Death | 15 February 1909Paris, Île-de-France, France (aged 36 years) |
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.