Georges de Feure (real nameGeorges Joseph van Sluijters, 6 September 1868 – 26 November 1943) was a French painter,theatrical designer, and industrial art designer in thesymbolism andArt Nouveau styles.
De Feure was born in Paris. His father was an affluentDutch architect, and his mother wasBelgian. De Feure had two sons, Jean Corneille and Pierre Louis, in the early 1890s with his mistress Pauline Domec and a daughter with his first wife Marguerite Guibert (married 7 July 1897).
In 1886, de Feure was one of the eleven students admitted at theRijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten inAmsterdam, which he did however leave very quickly forParis since he felt that formal academic training had nothing to offer him. Being of very independent nature, de Feure never again took up formal artistic studies, and forged his own independent path. He was however influenced byJules Chéret in his posters for the café concert but most likely was never his pupil and became the key designer ofSiegfried Bing for L'Art Nouveau.
He showed work in theExposition Universelle de Paris exhibition in 1900. He designed furniture, worked for newspapers, created theater designs forLe Chat Noircabaret and posters. In August 1901, de Feure was nominatedChevalier de la Légion d'honneur for his contribution to the decorative arts. He died in poverty at the age of 75 years in Paris.
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