Crafty

(Victor Géruzez)

(24/5/1840 - 26/6/1906, France)


Au Bord de l'eau, by Crafty
Au Bord de l'eau

Victor Eugène Géruzez was a French writer and illustrator who worked under the name Crafty. His work often dealt with horses and hunting. Crafty was the son of literature historian and critic Nicolas Géruzez. He contributed to magazines like Le Journal amusant, La Vie parisienne, L'Éclipse, Graphic, L'Esprit Follet and Le Journal Pour Rire, and he published several books with the Librairie Plon Nourrit in Paris, including 'Les Chiens' and 'Paris à Cheval'.

Une Terrible Affaire, by Crafty
Une Terrible Affaire

He also drew for the collection 'Maîtres de l'Affiche', a series of 256 color litographic plates published during the "Belle Époque" in Paris, France. Furthermore, Crafty illustrated books by Champfleury and Alphonse Daudet.
Au Bord de l'Eau, by Crafty