Henri Rivière

Henri Rivière , born in 1864 in Paris, died in 1951 in Sucy en Brie, is a French painter, engraver and illustrator.

He began his career with drawing (strongly inspired by the works of Gustave Doré) then by intaglio and specifically etching in 1882. At the same time, he began a career as a director and scenographer, in 1886, from the shadow theater at the Chat Noir cabaret, shows that he improves by creating very innovative color sets. He was in charge of artistic direction until the closing of Le Chat Noir in 1897. He then devoted himself exclusively to painting and engraving and established himself in the history of etching, printmaking and painting. woodcut, lithography and watercolor.