Henri-Lucien Cheffer (30 December 1880, Paris – 3 May 1957) was a French painter, engraver and illustrator.[1] Cheffer was chiefly known for his postage stamp designs,[2] the first of which he designed in 1911.[3] He also designed bank notes for French Algeria, Tunisia, the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies.[4]

Early life

Cheffer was born in 1880 in Paris. He studied at the School of Decorative Arts, Paris, and in the studio of Léon Bonnat.[5]

Awards

He received the second prize for engraving in the Grand Prix de Rome in 1904 and 1906.[5] At the annual exhibition Salon des Artistes Français, he received an honourable mention in 1902, a medal in 1919 and a medal of honour in 1927.[6]

Work

Paintings

Cheffer was a member of the Société des Artistes Français, where he exhibited exclusively.[7] During the First World War, Cheffer produced many watercolors depicting scenes of battle and destruction.[8]

Postage stamp designs

Cheffer was responsible for 384 stamp designs, 52 of which were for France.[4] His first stamp design, in 1911, was for Iran.[4]

In 1940, Cheffer was invited by the French government to design a joint Anglo-French stamp.[9]

In 1955, he designed a set of stamps depicting Monaco's Prince Rainier III.[10]

Cheffer's series of French postage stamps, known as the Marianne de Cheffer series, was in circulation from 1967 to 1971.[11]

Collections

• US National Library of Medicine[12]
• Library of Congress, Washington[13]
• Wellcome Collection, London[14]
• Imperial War Museums, London[8]
• Louvre museum, Paris[15]
• Museum of Fine Arts Boston[16]

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