Raphael Kirchner
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1900  Raphael Kirchner moved to France, and rented a small studio on the Montmartre hills in Paris postcard by Raphael Kirchner

Among the works by Kirchner as illustrator:

  • the poster for a big show of picture postcards, organized at La Plume Gallery in Paris by Dr. A. Hembo, Austrian but resident in Nice
  • many sets of postcards for the well known publishers E. Arenz, Marcus Munk, Christoph Reisser's Sohne, A. Sockl, Emil Storch, all from Vienna
  • one of his rare advertisement postcards for the Viennese footwear emporium "Robert Schlesinger"
1901 He received a honour medal by the town of Nice and a gold medal for a painting exhibited in the same town
1902 Raphael Kirchner began to sign his postcards with the addition of "Paris", in honour of his adoptive city
1903 He displayed the painting "Vestale" at the Salon held at the Gran Palais in Paris
He began the collaboration with the famous English publisher of postcards Raphael Tuck & Sons, with branches not only in London, but Paris, Berlin and New York as well
1904 He took part in the competition for a publicity poster to launch the Byrrh aperitif, and his work was reproduced as postcard
1905/
1907
He executed many illustrations for the magazine "Sect", published in Munchen
1906 He displayed the painting "DamenPortrait" at the Salon in Paris
He drew many covers for the German magazine "Das Album"  
1906/
1909
He executed illustrations for the magazines "L'Assiette au beurre" and "Le Frou Frou", both published in Paris
1907 He displayed a panel containing two bas-relieves at the Salon held at the Gran Palais in Paris
1907/
1908
He executed many illustrations for books published in Paris by the Librairies des Publications Modernes
1907/
1909
He executed some covers for books published in Berlin by J. Singer and H. Schmidts
1909/
1914
He executed many illustrations for books published in Paris by Albert Méricant and Albin Michel, among which "L'Arriviste" by Felicien Champsaur
1912 He displayed the painting "Portrait" at the Salon in Paris
1912/
1914
He executed many illustrations for the magazine "La Vie Parisienne", published in Paris, and for the magazine "Lustige Blatter" published in Berlin
1913 He displayed the painting "Delivrance" at the Salon in Paris
1914 He displayed the painting "L'Oracle" at the Salon in Paris
The album "De la Brune a la Blonde" was published by "La Vie Parisienne"
He executed some illustrations for the Italian magazine "Scena illustrata"
1914/
1916
The Parisian Librairie de l'Estampe published many postcards by Kirchner
1915/
1916
Many plates by Kirchner were enclosed in the publications "Eros", "L'Estampe Galantes", "Sourires de Paris", all issued in Paris by Librairie de l'Estampe
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postcard by Raphael Kirchner

Das Album, postcard by Raphael Kirchner

Almanach du Frou Frou, by Raphael Kirchner