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Endpoint: Louis Vallet (Illustrator)



created on: 5/09/2026
by: Lo55o (14702)
 
 

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Louis Vallet (born February 26, 1856 in paris, France - died in 1940) was a French painter and illustrator.

June 1, 1904 Louis Vallet was one of the nine co-founders of the Society of Humorous Cartoonists, along with Abel Truchet and Charles Léandre, its first president. Vallet served as vice-president of the association under the presidency of Jean-Louis Forain, at least from 1924 to 1929. Other members of the society included Jules Depaquit, Joseph Pinchon, Albert Robida, Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, Jean Villemot, and Adolphe Willette.
In 1904, he participated in the Henry Monnier festival organized by the society and held on the grand boulevards of Paris.

Louis Vallet's favorite themes include contemporary military life, Parisian elegance, the eternal feminine, horse riding, and sailing ships.

He illustrated many books: Le Chevalier Miserey (1888) by Abel Hermant, Mademoiselle Fifi (1902) by Guy de Maupassant, Le chic à cheval, histoire pittoresque de l'équitation (text and drawings, 1891, at Firmin-Didot, Paris), Croquis de cavalerie à travers l'Europe (text and engravings, 1893), Napoléon et l'Empire by Louis-Henry Lecomte, Récits malgaches (1896) by Charles Ségard and La Garde Impériale by Louis Fallou.

He contributed to numerous illustrated newspapers, including humorous ones: Le Figaro, New-York Herald, Vogue , L'Illustration, Le Charivari, Graphic, La Vie Parisienne, Le Frou-frou, Femina, L'Amour, Le Rire, Le Sourire, Eros and, La Giberne.

He designed costumes for the Odéon theatre.

He created posters, notably for the JOB brand.

As a decorator, he was commissioned by the academic surgeon Antonin Gosset to decorate his villa Gosset, known as Manoir de la Falaise, built from 1925 to 1929 by Corruble in Quiberville, near Le Havre.

In 1924, he resided at 46, rue des Martyrs in Paris.
He is buried in the new cemetery of Neuilly-sur-Seine.
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on : 05/09/2026