Some lovely poignant cards showing cartoons by French poster artist, draughtsman and illustrator, Francisque Poulbot (1879-1946).
Poulbot was born in a family of teachers. The oldest of seven children, he was a gifted draughtsman who shied away from the École des Beaux-Arts. After 1900, his drawings started to appear in the press. He moved to Montmartre where, in February 1914, he married Léona Ondernard, before leaving for the Front; he was however sent back the following year. During the First World War, his patriotic posters and postcards led him to being placed under house arrest during the German occupation of France in World War II.
Between 1920 and 1921, Poulbot became involved with the creation of the République de Montmartre together with his friends Adolphe Willette, Jean-Louis Forain and Maurice Neumont. In 1923, he opened a dispensary on Rue Lepic to help needy children of Montmartre.
He died in Paris on 16 September 1946 and is buried in Montmartre Cemetery.
An article about Francisque Poulbot (in French) can be found here.
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