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1890 Paris, France - 1980. Known for: Mod figure, genre and portrait painting.
Georges Capon, also known as Georges Émile Capon, was a French painter, engraver and lithographer. Originally from the 9th arrondissement of Paris and with Norman roots, Georges Capon studied at the... Read full biography
Georges Capon, also known as Georges Émile Capon, was a French painter, engraver and lithographer. Originally from the 9th arrondissement of Paris and with Norman roots, Georges Capon studied at the École Germain-Pilon. He was recognized mainly for his work as a poster artist, especially during the... Read full biography
Georges Capon, also known as Georges Émile Capon, was a French painter, engraver and lithographer. Originally from the 9th arrondissement of Paris and with Norman roots, Georges Capon studied at the École Germain-Pilon. He was recognized mainly for his work as a poster artist, especially during the First World War, where he collaborated with Georges Dorival in the creation of posters. According to Sofia Papatamkou, these posters promoted solidarity and highlighted the active role that invalid... Read full biography
Georges Capon, also known as Georges Émile Capon, was a French painter, engraver and lithographer. Originally from the 9th arrondissement of Paris and with Norman roots, Georges Capon studied at the École Germain-Pilon. He was recognized mainly for his work as a poster artist, especially during the First World War, where he collaborated with Georges Dorival in the creation of posters. According to Sofia Papatamkou, these posters promoted solidarity and highlighted the active role that invalid ex-combatants could play in the country's economy. Civilis magazine comments on one of his posters, "The French Woman in War-Time," which features three women at work, highlighting one of them operating a machine, suggesting that she was in a... Read full biography
Georges Capon, also known as Georges Émile Capon, was a French painter, engraver and lithographer. Originally from the 9th arrondissement of Paris and with Norman roots, Georges Capon studied at the École Germain-Pilon. He was recognized mainly for his work as a poster artist, especially during the First World War, where he collaborated with Georges Dorival in the creation of posters. According to Sofia Papatamkou, these posters promoted solidarity and highlighted the active role that invalid ex-combatants could play in the country's economy. Civilis magazine comments on one of his posters, "The French Woman in War-Time," which features three women at work, highlighting one of them operating a machine, suggesting that she was in a factory.In the 1920s, Capon moved to Spain, where he resided between 1927 and 1929, painting numerous watercolors of the vil... Read full biography
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Keywords (11)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstract Figurative, Human Figure
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty