Maurice Pillard Verneuil

Maurice Pilar Verneuil was a French designer and art critic active from the late 19th century to the early 20th century. He is one of the leading figures of Art Nouveau, and is known for his decorative designs that use organic forms from nature as their motif.

Biography of Maurice Pilar Verneuil

Born April 29, 1869 in Saint-Quentin, northern France.
He has been active as an Art Nouveau designer since the 1890s, developing designs based on natural motifs such as plants and marine life, and producing works in a wide range of fields, including furniture, wallpaper, textiles, and posters.
Died September 21, 1942, Chevre, Switzerland (aged 73)

Representative works

Plants and their Ornamental Applications (1896)
Glass crafts in collaboration with the Emile Gallé studio Art Nouveau wallpaper and textile design

Features of Verneuil's design

Verneuil's designs are characterized by their decorative motifs of organic forms found in nature, such as the vines and leaves of plants and the curves of marine life. Curved, flowing lines, delicate colors, and meticulous details give his work elegance and a sense of life.

His representative work, "Plants and their Decorative Applications," is a collection of designs for applying plant morphology to decorative design, and is an important source of information for the Art Nouveau style. In addition, his glass crafts, created in collaboration with the Emile Gallé workshop, are highly regarded as representative works of Art Nouveau glasswork.

Verneuil is an important designer who not only contributed greatly to the development of the Art Nouveau style, but also influenced the subsequent Art Deco style. His love of nature and sophisticated designs continue to fascinate many people throughout the ages.