Gaston Barret

Gaston-Charles Barret (born May 9, 1912 in Nanterre and died September 1, 1991 in Pont-l'Abbé ) was a French engraver , watercolorist and illustrator .

He has illustrated around fifty works:

• The Great Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier
• Invasion 14 , by Maxence Van Der Meersch , Published by du Livre, Monte-Carlo, 1948.
• Z. Marcas and The False Mistress by Honoré de Balzac
• Raboliot in 1954 and Maurice Genevoix 's Fishing Box in 1957.
• Leo Tolstoy , The Kreutzer Sonata and Conjugal Happiness , 2 volumes, 16 original drypoints per volume by Gaston Barret, translation by Véra Volmane revised by Henri Colas, André Vial editions, Paris, 1952.
• Pierre Mac Orlan , Les Dés picés ou Fanny Hill, Vialetay editions, Paris, 1951, drypoints by Gaston Barret, and Surprising faces of Paris, watercolors by Gaston Barret, same editions, 1952.

He also illustrated texts by Francis Carco , Colette , Alphonse Daudet , Maurice Genevoix , La Fontaine , Jean de La Varende , Pierre Louÿs , Pierre Mac Orlan , Maupassant , Marcel Pagnol , Louis Pergaud , Sade , Edmond Rostand , Saint-Exupery , Virgil .