| Rene
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| Nationality - Irish |
Profession - Illustrator |
| Date of birth - 11 Dec 1872
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Date of death - 1942 |
| Place of birth
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Born in Dublin on 11 December 1872, Rene Bull began his varied and illustrious career as an artist after meeting the humorous illustrator Caran d'Ache in Paris.
Rene joined the staff of the Black and White news magazine, and quickly became known as one of Britain's most talented and prolific war artists.
Like Dulac and Goble, Rene Bull was greatly influenced by Oriental art. His travels to the Middle East provided expert knowledge of Arab customs and costume, which led to his greatest and most admired book illustrations, The Arabian Nights (1912) and The Rubdiyait of Omar Khayydm (1913).
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As a prominent member of the London Sketch Club, Bull was a close friend and associate of fellow members Cecil Aldin, John Hassall, Phil May and Edmund Dulac. His Edwardian book illustrations included jean de la Fontaine's Fables (1905) and Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus (1906).
Rene Bull died in 1942.
SOURCE: The Golden Age of Children's Book Illustration by Richard Dalby. |
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