Henri Meunier (born Henri Georges Jean Isidore Meunier; 25 July 1873

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– 8 September 1922

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) was a Belgian

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lithographer, etcher, illustrator, bookbinder and poster designer of the

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. Henri Meunier was the son of the etcher Jean-Baptiste Meunier and was the nephew of the sculptor

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. He received his first training in engraving in his father's workshop. After studying at the academy in Ixelles, he diversified into printmaker, poster designer, graphic reporter and book binder. Meunier used flat colours and thick outlines, borrowed from Japanese prints, to achieve powerful images. Many of his lithographs were published in ''L'Estampe Moderne'', which appeared from 1897 to 1898 as a series of 24 monthly portfolios, each of 4 original lithographs, priced at 3 francs 50 centimes and printed by F. Champenois of Paris. Contributing artists included

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and

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. He was awarded a gold medal at the 1893

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Exhibition.

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L'Estampe Moderne, 1897–1898

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meunier, Henri 1873 births 1922 deaths 19th-century Belgian illustrators 20th-century Belgian illustrators 19th-century Belgian lithographers 20th-century Belgian lithographers People from Ixelles Art Nouveau illustrators Postcard artists Belgian poster artists Belgian magazine illustrators Belle Époque

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