Lucien achille mauzan biography

          Achille Lucien Mauzan was born on the French Riviera, but moved to Italy in , known as a decorative illustrator designing during the Art Deco movement, though he also painted and sculpted.

          Achille Lucien Mauzan (, in Gap, Hautes-Alpes – , in Gap) was born on the French Riviera, but moved to Italy in , known as a decorative illustrator..

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          Achille Lucien Mauzan (Gap, Hautes-Alpes, 1883 – Gap, 1952) was born on the French Riviera, but moved to Italy in 1905, known as a decorative illustrator designing during the Art Deco movement, though he also painted and sculpted.

          After a period of study in the École des Beaux-Arts at Lyon, France, Mauzan divided his life between Milan, Paris and Buenos Aires. Between the years 1920 and 1940, the period between the wars, he used forms and materials under the influence of the avant-garde cubists.

          Born in southeastern France, Mauzan displayed a proficiency in drawing from a young age.

        1. Born in southeastern France, Mauzan displayed a proficiency in drawing from a young age.
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        3. Achille Lucien Mauzan (, in Gap, Hautes-Alpes – , in Gap) was born on the French Riviera, but moved to Italy in , known as a decorative illustrator.
        4. Achille Mauzan ( - ) was active/lived in France, Argentina.
        5. French Born Lucien Achille Mauzan.

          6. He was also an illustrator of posters and postcards.

          During his career as a poster printer and designer, Mauzan designed over 2,000 posters, using a style marked by humor and brilliant colors for advertisement and events and over 1,000 postcard images.

          He made several important posters for the Italian film industry in Turin, and then went to work at Ricordi music publishing from