Géa Augsbourg
Born in 1902.
Died in 1974.
Géa Augsbourg distinguished herself as a painter, illustrator and journalist. Her work belongs to the period spanning the 1930s to the 1960s, during which she became one of the emblematic figures of press drawing in Paris and French-speaking Switzerland. Her style and contributions to the illustrated press bear witness to an artistic sensibility and an engagement with the sociopolitical issues of her time.
Although her career was rich and varied, certain aspects of her life and work remain unclear, leaving room for interpretation and further research.
