André Pécoud
French, 1880-1951
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André Maurice Albert Pécoud was a French painter, illustrator, and poster artist.
He worked primarily for Éditions Hachette from 1925 to 1951.
The son of a senior officer, André Pécoud began working for the Parisian press in 1900 (Gil Blas, May 4, 1900 issue).
Based at 7, rue des Ternes in Paris in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most prolific French illustrators of his time. In a career spanning fifty years, he illustrated more than 156 books and hundreds of magazines, including the luxury titles Femina, Monsieur, Illustration des modes des années 1920, La Semaine de Suzette, Lectures pour tous, Fantasio, Les Annales politiques et littéraires, and Nos loisirs.
In publishing, he is rightly associated with Hachette, for whom he was the leading illustrator of the novels of the Comtesse de Ségur, Magdeleine du Genestoux, and all the children's collections (Bibliothèque rose and Bibliothèque verte, etc.) for a quarter of a century.
He also worked for Éditions Delagrave, Henri Pierre Laurens, Gautier-Languereau, Plon, among others.
His style is quick and joyful, with movement and emotion more visible than the characters' features.
André Pécoud participated in the Salon des Humoristes from 1922 to 1937 and drew for various humorous publications. He also created posters and catalogs for the Grands Magasins du Louvre (around 1925) and advertisements.
