205 - Gustave FRAIPONT (Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 1849 -Paris 1923)

Gustave FRAIPONT (Saint-Josse-ten-Noode 1849 -Paris 1923) Set of around one hundred drawings -A set of approximately 45 views of Paris, including preparatory drawings for "La seine à travers Paris, les ponts et les quais" (The Seine through Paris, bridges and quays), book illustrated with 230 drawings and 17 color compositions by G. Fraipont, published by René Delorme, Saint Juirs, Paris, dated 1890. Black pencil Various dimensions Most of the drawings are at the bottom Most of the drawings have been transferred with a stylus -A batch of approx. 17 plant and animal studies -A batch of approx. 40 drawings of Normandy, including several preparatory drawings for the book "Les Environs de Rouen", Rouen, E. Augé, dated 1890 Gustave Fraipont, naturalized French after the 1870 war, is the author of numerous works on drawing technique. As early as 1885, he provided illustrations for the series Le Littoral de la France published by Victor Palmé, and went on to produce numerous posters and illustrations for magazines, newspapers, books, manuals, etc. In 1905, he was appointed painter to the French Navy.