SEM

French ( 1863 - 1934 )

Sem, alias Georges Goursat, began his career as a draughtsman. Sem's first album "Turf" appeared in 1909 to enormous success, instantly making his style famous. After producing twenty-odd album of his own, this member of the Salon des Humoristes also worked for magazines such as Le figaro, Le rire, and Le cri de Paris. His impressions of Paris have come to typify the fin de siècle.