Émile Auguste Renault, better known by his pseudonym Malo-Renault, was a French pastelist, color engraver and illustrator.
Between 1903 and 1928 he participated in many exhibitions at the Salon of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, where he was a member from 1910. he is a representative of the art nouveau style with a Japanese influence.
He died accidentally in Le Havre, run over by a motorcycle, on July 19, 1938 and buried in Saint-Malo Rocabey Cemeter.
Malo-Renault found inspiration in his native land, Saint-Malo and Brittany: landscapes and Bretons are the first subjects of his pastels and his color prints.
On the occasion of the release in 1922 of Jardin de Bérénice by Maurice Barrès, he engraved on wood the print of the menu for the Cent bibliophiles, using four plates for the four colors.