Clément Serveau

Henri Clément Serveau, also known as Clément-Serveau (29 June 1886 – 8 July 1972), was a French painter, designer, engraver and illustrator.

He was influenced by his friend Louis Marcoussis and experimented with Cubism, utilising geometric patterns to give the illusion of form and space.

He designed banknotes for the Banque de France, produced large murals and participated in numerous French and international exhibitions.

In 1919, he became art director of Ferenczi & fils (Le Livre moderne illustré publisher), where he illustrated many books (seventy-eight) using the technique of woodcut.

After a trip to Greece in 1934, Clement Serveau devoted himself to post-cubism, participating in numerous exhibitions, including the Salon des artistes français.

Clément Serveau, 1930, Parades des Oiseaux , oil on panel, 81 x 156 cm (32 x 64 1/2 in.), signed and dated lower left
1000 francs Minerve et Hercule, Artwork Clément Serveau, engraved by André Marliat and Ernest-Pierre Deloche, France, 1945