Paul Merwart
Persons, originating from Poland

Paul Merwart

Born in 1855 as Paweł in Marianówce, Poland
Died in 1902 on the island Martinique, in the Carribean
Painter, illustrator and designer of stamps.

He painted portraits, genre scenes, paintings inspired by the Bible, literature and music. As an illustrator, has worked for French and Polish magazines.
In 1896 he was appointed painter of the French Department of the Colonies. He made ​​numerous trips to the French colonies in Africa. Under the influence of these travels in his work appeared exotic themes. He designed stamps for several French colonies, for instance Côte Française des Somalis (now Djibouti).
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Daydreaming, a painting by Merwart            


Polonica stamps:

Cameroon 1916,
Chad 1924,
French Colonies 1900, 01 V
French Colonies 1902, 20 VII
 French Colonies 1903, 15 IX
French Colonies 1904,
French Colonies 1907,
French Colonies 1909, XI
 French Colonies 1915,
French Colonies 1916,
French Colonies 1922,
French Colonies 1924,
French Colonies 1924,
French Colonies 1924,