Francois batet biography
- Francois Batet was.
- François Batet was a Spanish artist, mainly known for his illustration work for the childhood and youth literature books published by the French "Hachette".
- François Batet was a Spanish painter who was born in 1921.
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François Batet
François Batet, pseudonyme de Francisco Batet Pellejero, né le à Barcelone[1], et mort le à Clamart, est un illustrateur espagnol, connu pour son travail d'illustration de littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse chez la maison d'édition Hachette.
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[modifier | modifier le code]Francisco Batet Pellejero suit des cours de peinture à l'Academia Tárrega à Barcelone. Il y rencontre une artiste peintre, Angelina Lavernia, qu'il épouse le [2]. Il dessine sur les scénarios de José Mallorquí les aventures en bande dessinée d'El Coyote jusqu'en 1951.
En 1951, le couple s’établit en France. Ils y ont deux enfants : François, né en 1956, et Carmen, née en 1958.
François Batet travaille alors comme illustrateur pour divers périodiques (France-Soir, France Dimanche, Confidences). Il se tourne ensuite vers l’illustration de romans pour la jeunesse, d’abord pour le compte des Éditions Gautier-Languereau puis pour celui des Éditions Hachette[3] (collections Bibliothèque rose, Bibliothèque verte et Idéal-Bibliothèque). Il illustre en particuli
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François Batet
| François Batet | |
| Biographical information | |
| Born: | September 21, 1921 |
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| Died: | December 5, 2015 |
| Nationality: | Spanish/French |
| Occupation: | Cover artist |
| Website: | N/A |
François Batet was a Spanish artist, mainly known for his illustration work for the childhood and youth literature books published by the French "Hachette" publishing house.
Biography
François Batet - pseudonym of Francisco Batet Pellejero - was born on September 21, 1921 in Barcelona (Spain), and died December 5, 2015.
He took painting lessons at the "Academia Tárrega", a Art school in Barcelona. Until 1951 he drew the comic strip "El Coyote", written by José Mallorquí before settling in France where he worked as an illustrator for various newspapers and periodicals (such as "France-Soir", "France Dimanche", "Confidences").
He then turned to the illustration of children's novels, notably for the Hachette Editions like the ones entitled "Bibliothèque rose", "Bibliothèque verte" and "Idéal-Bibliothèque" collections. It illustrates in particular many
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Francois Batet
Francois Batet was born in 1921 in Barcelona, Spain. He studied painting at the School of San Jordi (Beaux Arts) and also at Tarrega Academy. When he lived in Madrid he studied the masters like Goya and Valasquez. He then moved to Paris and studied famous French impressionistic painters. He has lived and worked in France since 1950. Batet's classic School of Paris style recalls the spirit of Paris in the 1920's and 1930's. In addition to being a master print maker, he has illustrated over 100 books.
Francois Batet has exhibited throughout the world including France, U.S.A., Japan, Belgium, Germany, England, Korea, Australia and South Africa.
Exhibitions
Gallerie de la Croisette - Cannes, France
Salon d' Automne - Grand Palais of Paris
Galerie Angels International - Los Angeles, California
Hotel Prince de Galles - Paris Galerie Joel Salaun - Paris
Galerie Angels International - Los Angeles, California
Galerie Jean Lavigne - Palm Beach, Florida
Galerie Khoury, Bremen (R.F.A.)
Private Collection Gallery - Baltimore,
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