Pierre LEGRAIN (French, 1889 - 1929)
Pierre-Émile LEGRAIN, born October 2, 1889 in Levallois-Perret and died July 17, 1929, is a French decorator, bookbinder, illustrator and cabinetmaker. From 1901 to 1907, he took drawing lessons at the Germain PILON school where he was a fellow student of Robert DELAUNAY and Robert BONFILS. In 1908, LEGRAIN met Paul IRIBE, thanks to his drawings for the weekly "Le Témoin". From 1915 he collaborated on “La Baïonnette” with several drawings which foreshadowed Art Deco.
In 1919, he married and moved to rue du Val-de-Grâce. Called in to make the bindings, he took part in the development of the apartment on avenue du Bois of the couturier Jacques DOUCET, of which he became the main decorator after the departure of Paul IRIBE for the United States in 1914, then, after 1925, from his mansion in Neuilly.
In 1919, he married and moved to rue du Val-de-Grâce. Called in to make the bindings, he took part in the development of the apartment on avenue du Bois of the couturier Jacques DOUCET, of which he became the main decorator after the departure of Paul IRIBE for the United States in 1914, then, after 1925, from his mansion in Neuilly.