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Painting in Letters & Lithography: a Century of Models for Painters
Culture · Friday, December 11 · 19:30 · Paris
Bibliothèque Forney, 1 rue du Figuier
Free
As part of the series "Des imprimés et des hommes, nouveaux regards sur la recherche", immersion in the history of lithographed boards for painters, drawn from professional journals and portfolios (1834-1932) On the occasion of the release of the book "La peinture en lettres, Histoire & Renouveau" (L’échappée, 2026), the author sketches the portrait of this little-known trade and its link with the history of printing in France. Letter painting is born at the turn of the first Industrial Revolution, at the crossroads of building painting and decorative painting. Teaching…
