![]() Having been commissioned to illustrate Théophile Gautier's novel Fortunio, he adopted the pseudonym "Paul Avril". He worked for the illustrated newsmagazine Le Monde illustré in 1882. Cover of L'Ombrelle - Le Gant - Le Manchon illustrated by Avril (1883)įrom 1874 to 1878, he was at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Les charmes de Fanny exposés (plate VIII) from Fanny Hill is one of the most famous works of Avril. His pseudonym can lead to a confusion with his brother, who was named Paul-Victor Avril and was also an artist and worked as an engraver. īiographical material of his life is scarce due to the obscene nature of his work and because he worked under a pseudonym of "Paul Avril". He was awarded with the Legion of Honour on for injuries sustained during the war, which resulted in retirement from his military career on 23 January 1872. Avril himself fought and was wounded in the Franco-Prussian War before starting his studies in art. His father was a colonel of the gendarmerie. Īvril was a soldier before starting his career in art he was awarded with the Legion of Honour for his actions in the Franco-Prussian War. He collaborated with influential people like Octave Uzanne, Henry Spencer Ashbee, and Friedrich Karl Forberg. Under the pseudonym Paul Avril, he was an illustrator of erotic literature. Édouard-Henri Avril ( – 28 July 1928) was a French painter and commercial artist.
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