Brianchon, Maurice
(b Fresnaye-sur-Sarthe, nr Alençon, 11 July 1899; d Paris, 1 March 1979). French painter, illustrator and stage designer. He studied briefly at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux and from 1917 at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Pa
Brianchon, Maurice (b Fresnaye-sur-Sarthe, nr Alençon, 11 July 1899; d Paris, 1 March 1979). French painter, illustrator and stage designer. He studied briefly at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux and from 1917 at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris under Eugčne Morand (b 1885), whose innovative teaching influenced his later work.
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