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The injuries resulted in retirement from his military career on 23 January 1872.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. 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. Les charmes de Fanny exposés (plate VIII) from Fannn Hill is one of the most famous works of AvrilĪvril was born in Algiers. He was awarded with the Legion of Honour for his actions in the Franco -prussian War. Quick Facts : Born, Died …Īvril was a soldier before starting his career in art. His career saw collaboration 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. This is the only “un-inserted” loosely bound portfolio of the hand-colored lithographs I have found anywhere.Édouard-Henri Avril ( – 28 July 1928) was a French painter and commercial artist. The only lithograph prints of this work I’ve seen have been black & white (probably ripped out of books). I have yet to find a copy of the book with all 19 hand-colored illustrations. Most copies of Manuel d’Erotologie Classique have a combination of black, red, or sepia monochromatic illustrations. These (and the illustrations he did for Carrington’s Fanny Hill) are the most explicit, rare, and sought after illustrations by Paul Avril. Forbergs Manuel d’Erotologie Classique (de Figuris Veneris). 1900) when publishers sold books, they often sold the illustrations separately. He was awarded with the Legion of Honour for his actions in the Franco-Prussian War.Īround the turn of the century (c. Avril was a soldier before starting his career in art.

He is one of the most celebrated erotic artists of his age. He was a French painter and commercial artist. Édouard-Henri Avril (1849-1928) used the pseudonym “Paul Avril” for his erotic work. This is the only “un-inserted” loosely bound portfolio of the hand-colored lithographs I have found anywhere. When publishers sold books in the early 19th century, they often sold the illustrations separately. Previous owner’s inscription on inside front board, “Le H. Lithographs are in good+ condition some minor soiling on paper but not on the art. Soiling and rip to frontispiece on cover and some rips and soiling on inner flaps that hold the artwork. nd., ġ1 “x9″ portfolio book with frontispiece with 19 loose hand-colored lithographs (10.5″x8.5”) each with tissue guard describing scene and page where they are to be inserted into book. De Figuris Veneris, suite de 19 gravures en couleurs et un frontispice, Paul Avril, np.