Although George de Feure was Dutch by birth, he had permanently settled in Paris by 1890. His paintings were exhibited at the Societé Nationale in 1894, in the Salon de la Rose Croix of 1893 and 1894, and at the 1896 Munich Secession. At this time, he was also designing interiors and held a post of professor of decorative arts at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Some of de Feure's best works are posters done in the Art Nouveau style. These usually contain stylish young women and emphasize the colors brown, green, and rose. The elegance of these popular images caused Lady Abdy to name de Feure "the poet of the poster."