Jules-Alexandre Grün

Jules-Alexandre Grün (25 May 1868 – 15 February 1938) was a French post-impressionist painter, poster artist, and illustrator.[1]

Jules-Alexandre Grün
Born(1868-05-25)25 May 1868
Died15 February 1938(1938-02-15) (aged 69)
NationalityFrench
Education
Known forPainting
MovementPost-Impressionism

Grun's best known painting is called The Dinner Party, produced in 1911. It was, however, in the fields of poster art and illustration art, for which he was famous. He was employed at a large printing company in Paris and his artistic director was Jules Chéret. Chéret was also his main competitor in poster art.[1]

References

The Forgotten Master

The Posters of Grün
The Story of How Grun Met Antoine Guillemet, his Mentor; wetcanvas.com


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