Maurice Pillard Verneuil was born in Saint-Quentin France and studied graphic design under the Swiss born artist, Eugene Grasset. An art nouveau and later art deco artist, and in particular, with his use of bold floral designs for glass, ceramic tiles, wall-papers and textiles working alongside artist such as Alfons Mucha, Armond Point and Toulouse-Lautrec among others. He had published a number of portfolios of his designs including ‘La Plante et ses Applications Ornementales’ 1896, ‘L’Animal dans la Decoration’ 1897, ‘Etude de la Plante’ 1903. He contributed designs for magazine covers and illustrations for L’Image and Art et Decoration and other publications in the 1890’s. His work continued into the 1930’s and he died in Chexbres, Suisse, in 1942.