Description

Émile Auguste Renault known as Malo-Renault (1870-1938)

Emile Malo-Renault : The Stalk or two women in a park

Drypoint and aquatint, early 20th century – Emile Malo-Renault stalk

Original etching signed in the plate in the lower left corner. Very nice proof on laid paper printed in colors in the register, nice margins

Size of the sheet : H. 230 mm x W. 180 mm – Size of the plate : H. 160 mm x W. 120 mm.

Condition : traces of mounting on the back, traces of glue without harming the subject.

Emile Malo-Renault stalk : Malo-Renault, pseudonym of Émile Auguste Renault, born in Saint-Malo on October 5, 1870 and died in Le Havre on July 19, 1938 is a French draughtsman, pastellist, engraver and illustrator. According to the art critic Emile Sedeyn (1871-1946), man of letters, editor of the “Figaro illustré”, the artist realized in a first inventory at least 300 engraved pieces.

Malo-Renault, pseudonym of Émile Auguste Renault, is a French draftsman, pastellist, engraver and illustrator. According to the art critic Emile Sedeyn (1871-1946), man of letters, editor of the “Figaro illustré”, the artist realized in a first inventory at least 300 engraved pieces.

Former student of Auguste Lemoine and Stephane Pannemaker at the School of Decorative Arts in Paris. Emile married in 1897 Honorine Tian, artist under the name of Nori Malo-Renault.
Our artist participated from 1903 to 1928 in numerous exhibitions at the Salon de la Société Nationale des Beax-Arts, of which he was a member from 1910. He is a representative of the “art nouveau” style with a Japanese influence. He illustrated many books. Among the authors who called on him: Joris-Karl Huysmans, Charles Gailly de Taurines, Maurice Venoise, Ad. Gauwin. He joined the Historical Society of the VIth district in 1925

(Sources: Bénézit, Volume 9, page 114 General Catalogue of the National Library of France Malo Renault Clément-Janin, Revue de l’art ancien et moderne, 1921 Malo Renault Émile Dacier, Paris, Le Gerbe II, 1927 Dictionnaire des illustrateurs 1800-1914 Neuchâtel, Ides et Calendes, 1989 Dictionnaire des graveurs, illustrateurs et affichistes français et étrangers Tome IV, p. 1682-1684)