Charles-Lucien Léandre
French caricaturist and painter, 1862–1934
In 1904, he created the Société des Peintres Humoristes. Léandre produced admirable work in lithography, and designed many memorable posters, such as the "Yvette Guilbert." "Les nouveaux maries," "Joseph Prudhomme," "Les Lutteurs," and "La Femme au chien."
He was created a knight of the Legion of Honour, and in 1921 he received the Medal of Honour of the Société des artistes français, in the engraving section. In 1925, Charles Léandre was promoted an Officer of the Legion of Honour. He died in 1934 in his Caulaincourt street studio in Montmartre.
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French painter and printmaker, 1852–1929
French printmaker, painter, author, 1867–1936
French painter, printmaker, and typographical designer, 1863–1944, active in England
French painter, lithographer, and caricaturist, 1852–1931
French painter and printmaker, 1830–1903
French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, 1869–1954
French painter, draftsman, and printmaker, 1884–1974
Italian draftsman, architect, etcher, 1720–1778
