of the most beautifully illustrated books of [the 20th] century." The gossamer quality of his etchings stood in contrast to the thickly painted surfaces and generally somber color of his oil paintings, which reflected his admiration for Courbet and Cézanne. His subjects include landscapes, still lifes, and nudes. He influenced other artists like Samuel Peploe. Prolific until the very end of his life as a painter in oils and watercolor, and as a printmaker, Segonzac died at age 90 in 1974. He was married to the actress Thérèse Dorny. Collections Segonzac's work is held in the permanent collections of several museums worldwide, including the British Museum, the Toledo Museum of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the University of Michigan Museum of Art, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Denmark, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Tate, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Hiroshima Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, the Eskenazi Museum of Art, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the Fogg Art Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, the Clark Art Institute, the Hood Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Illustrations Jean Cocteau, Bertrand Guégan (1892-1943); L'almanach de Cocagne pour l'an 1920-1922, Dédié aux vrais Gourmands Et aux Francs Buveurs Notes References Distel, Anne (1980). Dunoyer de Segonzac. New York: Crown. 1884 births 1974 deaths 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French male painters French etchers Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 (France) People from Essonne French illustrators French military personnel of World War I 20th-century French printmakers Art educators Honorary Members of the Royal Academy Olympic competitors in art competitions