Clement Serveau - Le Bonheur

Clément Serveau

Clément Serveau (Paris 10e, 29 June 1886 – Paris 8e, 8 July 1972) was a French painter, designer, engraver, and illustrator.

Biography

Serveau trained first at the National School of Decorative Arts then the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1904 to 1914. He started in 1905 at the Salon des Independents and participated in the French Salon des Artistes, the Salon d'Automne, the Salon des Tuileries. In 1907-1909 he was in the military in the 15th Battalion of Chasseurs à Pieds dans les Vosges in Remiremont. He enrolled in the Municipal Drawing School headed by Mr. Rondot. At the distribution of prizes in July 1908, he was unrivalled. Similarly in July 29 1909. Among the members of the jury is the architect Charles Hindermeyer. Serveau and Miss Yvette Hindermeyer married in 1913 in Remiremont. Thereafter, his visits are frequent in Remiremont there made numerous paintings, landscapes and portraits.

As the Artistic Director Ferenczi editions since 1919, he illustrated, using the technique of wood burning, many books (seventy-eight) of the modern illustrated book. Colette was the literary manager for several years. It is also about thirty other books. Medal of Honor in 1920, bronze 1921, silver in 1926 and gold in 1929. For memorials designed by his father Charles in the region Hindermeyer Remiremont he created boxes for mosaics: The Union in 1923, Ventron in 1923, Venice enamel executed Moro-Lin, Rupt-sur-Moselle in 1923 by brothers Mauméjean, mosaic in Paris, and La Bresse in 1923, exhibited at the Salon the same year, also directed by the brothers Mauméjean. With his master Luc-Olivier Merson, he created designs for banknotes. He designed or engraved forty-two French or foreign postage stamps from 1956 to 1970. In September 1933 he remarried in Paris 9th with Sara Sophie Wisoume (born in Smolensk in January 1903).

After a trip to Greece in 1934, Clement Serveau engaged in post-Cubism. He has participated in numerous exhibitions including the Salon des Artistes french and was appointed Chevalier de la Legion d'honneur in 1936. It is also a large number of paintings including a six-meter three Meaux High School, where he was student. He directs the School of frescoes from the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, decorates the tourism pavilion at the Exposition Universelle of 1937. He participates in many french art exhibitions (in Sweden, London, United States, Canada, etc.) where he makes and sells the works. Clement Serveau died in Paris on 8 July 1972, he was buried in the cemetery of Bourbonne-les-Bains where he owned a house Street Vellone. A room of the local museum is dedicated to him.

B123a face
B123a face
Algeria
B123a (
  • MK2a
  • P-77a
) 5 Francs Muslim Girl
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
  • Printer: BdF
  • 7/28/1933
  • 127 x 88mm
  • Sig 4
  • Verification number at upper center

  • Watermark: Moorish Woman's head in profile

B137b face
B137b face
Algeria
B137b (
  • MK5b
  • P-94b
) 5 Francs Muslim Girl
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
  • 10/2/1944
  • 98 x 60mm
  • Sig 2

B101b face
B101b face
Comoros
B101b (
  • LK902b
  • P-2b
) 50 Francs Betsileo Woman and Man
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1963)
  • 120 x 78mm
  • Sig 5

  • Watermark: Girl's head


  • Poilliot, G. SC
  • (F)

  • Régnier, G. SC
  • (B)
B103b face
B103b face
Comoros
B103b (
  • LK908
  • P-4b
) 500 Francs Man and Fruit
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1963)
  • 140 x 90mm
  • Sig 5

  • Watermark: Girl's head



B136b face
B136b face
French Indochina
B136b (
  • KM146b
  • P-49b
) 5 Piastres
Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1926)
  • 180 x 90mm
  • Buff paper

  • Watermark: Man's Head in Profile


  • Rita SC
  • Roque FEC
  • (B)
B110a face
B110a face
French Somaliland
B110a (
  • KM611
  • P-7A
) 20 Francs
Multicolor, denomination in red. Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1941)
  • Sig 7

  • Microprint
  • Watermark: Man's Head in Profile


  • Rita SC
  • Roque FEC
  • (B)
B303b face
B303b face
French West Africa
B303b (
  • LK207a
  • P-46
) 100 Francs Woman with Braids
  • Printer: BdF
  • 5/20/1957
  • Sig 1

  • Watermark: Young woman's head


  • Baudier SC
  • (B)
B218a face
B218a face
Lebanon
B218a (
  • MK676
  • P-48a
) 1 Livre Libanaise
Multicolor Floral Design, Two Eagles; Cedar Tree and Antelopes
  • Printer: BdF
  • 12/1/1945

  • Watermark: Stylized eagle

B111a face
B111a face
Madagascar
B111a (
  • LK843
  • P-61
) 50 Francs Betsileo Woman and Man
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1969)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Girl's head


  • Régnier, G. SC
  • (B)
B314a face
B314a face
New Caledonia
B314a (
  • KM413a
  • P-37b
) 20 Francs
Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1929)
  • Sig 5

  • Watermark: Man's Head in Profile


  • Rita SC
  • Roque FEC
  • (B)
B202a face
B202a face
New Hebrides
B202a (
  • KM702
  • P-6
) 20 Francs
Woman; Peacock, Butterflies
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1941)
  • Sig 5

  • Watermark: Man's Head in Profile


  • Rita SC
  • Roque FEC
  • (B)
B506b face
B506b face
Reunion
B506b (
  • K.445
  • P-54b
) 10NF/500Francs Pointe-à-Pitre
Martinique and Guadeloupe Women; Transporting Sugar Cane by Ox
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1971)
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Marianne

B234a face
B234a face
Romania
B234a (
  • P-53a
) 2000 Lei
Woman and Child; Oil Refinery
  • Printer: Banca Naţională a României
  • 11/19/1941

  • Watermark: Trajen

  • Gaspé, E. SC
  • (B)
B207d face
B207d face
Tunisia
B207d (
  • MK403
  • P-8d
) 5 Francs Muslim Girl
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1/27/1941
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Moorish woman’s head


B216a face
B216a face
Tunisia
B216a (
  • MK404a
  • P-15
) 5 Francs Muslim Girl
Veiled Algerian woman at Port d'Algers, Amirauté Lighhouse
  • 2/8/1944
  • Sig 5


P-17a face
P-17a face
Uruguay
P-17a (
  • P-17a
) 1 Peso
Helmeted Woman; Indians, Sailboat
  • Printer: BdF
  • 7/18/1930
  • First banknote series printed by BdF using Intaglio vignette over Relief

  • Watermark: José Gervasio Artigas, Father of Uruguayan Independence

B102a face
B102a face
West African States
B102a (
  • LK212
  • P-2a
) 100 Francs Woman with Braids
  • Printer: BdF
  • 4/23/1959
  • Intaglio
  • Sig 1

  • Watermark: Woman


  • Baudier SC
  • (B)
B106Kb face
B106Kb face
West African States
B106Kb (
  • LK214K
  • P-701Kb
) 100 Francs African Woman and Village
  • Printer: BdF
  • 3/20/1961
  • Intaglio
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Young girl

  • Baudier SC
  • (B)
B108Am face
B108Am face
West African States
B108Am (
  • LK236A
  • P-103Am
) 1000 Francs
West African Couple; Rope Bridge
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1959-65)
  • Litho
  • Sig 13

  • Watermark: Young man

  • Baudier SC
  • (B)
B109Ah face
B109Ah face
West African States
B109Ah (
  • LK256A
  • P-104Ah
) 5000 Francs Modern and Traditional Palm Oil Manufacturing
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1961-65)
  • Sig 9

  • Watermark: Young girl in profile

B206a face
B206a face
Yugoslavia
B206a (
  • P-25
) 10 Dinars Allegorical Woman
Orange. Kingdom of Yugoslavia coat of arms
  • Printer: BdF
  • 5/26/1926
  • Sig 2
  • Series 1-2399

  • Watermark: Woman in profile
F.5.7 face
F.5.7 face
France
F.5.7 (
  • F.5.7
  • P-98b
) 5 Francs Shepherd
Pyrenean shepherd and woman of Agenais
  • Printer: BdF
  • 10/30/1947
  • 100 x 65mm
  • Sig 5
  • This is the smallest banknote issued by Banque de France

  • Watermark: Bust of Bernard Palissy
F.12.12 face
F.12.12 face
France
F.12.12 (
  • F.12.12
  • P-92b
) 20 Francs Science and Labor
Allegories of Science and Labor; Chemist looking through microscope
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2/20/1941
  • 160 x 97mm
  • Sig 4

  • Watermark: Bust of woman in front of flag
F.18.38 face
F.18.38 face
France
F.18.38 (
  • F.18.38
  • P-85b
) 50 Francs Cérès
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2/8/1940
  • 155 x 90mm
  • Sig 4

  • Watermark: Bust of Ceres

F.29.1 face
F.29.1 face
France
F.29.1 (
  • F.29.1
  • P-87a
) 300 Francs Ceres and Mercury
  • Printer: BdF
  • 10/6/1938
  • 138 x 88mm
  • Sig 4
  • This is the only BdF note with no printed date

  • Watermark: Profile of Mercury
F.35.3 face
F.35.3 face
France
F.35.3 (
  • F.35.3
  • P-133a
) 500 Francs Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo and the Pantheon where he is buried; Place des Vosges
  • Printer: BdF
  • 9/2/1954
  • 140 x 75mm
  • Sig 11
  • New series of smaller notes from BdF

  • Watermark: Bust of Victor Hugo
F.41.13 face
F.41.13 face
France
F.41.13 (
  • F.41.13
  • P-130a
) 1000 Francs Blue Clément Serveau
Allegories of the Goddess Minerva and Hercules
  • Printer: BdF
  • 4/25/1946
  • 172 x 95mm
  • Sig 10

  • Watermark: French warrior, Venus
F.42.22 face
F.42.22 face
France
F.42.22 (
  • F.42.22
  • P-134a
) 1000 Francs Richelieu
Richelieu at the Palais Royal
  • Printer: BdF
  • 10/4/1956
  • 150 x 80mm
  • Sig 12

  • Watermark: Richelieu
F.47.59 face
F.47.59 face
France
F.47.59 (
  • F.47.59
  • P-103e
) 5000 Francs Empire Française
France with natives of the French community, Ports of the Basque coast, France and Rabat, Morocco
  • Printer: BdF
  • 3/20/1947
  • 208 x 115mm
  • Sig 15

  • Watermark: Profiles of French, African and Asian women
F.51.13 face
F.51.13 face
France
F.51.13 (
  • F.51.13
  • P-136b
) 10,000 Francs Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte, Arc de Triomphe; Les Invalides
  • Printer: BdF
  • 10/2/1958
  • 172 x 92mm
  • Sig 14

  • Watermark: Bonaparte

F.53.1 face
F.53.1 face
France
F.53.1 (
  • F.53.1
  • P-138
) 10 NF Richelieu
Richelieu at the Palais Royal
  • Printer: BdF
  • 3/7/1957
  • 150 x 80mm

  • Watermark: Richelieu

F.56.5 face
F.56.5 face
France
F.56.5 (
  • F.56.5
  • P-141a
) 5 NF Victor Hugo
Victor Hugo and the Pantheon where he is buried; Place des Vosges
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2/4/1960
  • 140 x 75mm
  • Sig 16

  • Watermark: Victor Hugo

F.57.19 face
F.57.19 face
France
F.57.19 (
  • F.57.19
  • P-142a
) 10 NF Richelieu
Richelieu at the Palais Royal
  • Printer: BdF
  • 6/7/1962
  • 150 x 80mm
  • Sig 16

  • Watermark: Richelieu

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