| Yves Beaujard | |
| Birth Date: | 1939 11, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, France |
| Death Place: | Mareuil-sur-Cher, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Artist |
| Education: | École Estienne |
Yves Beaujard (27 November 1939 – 4 June 2024) was a French illustrator, engraver, and stamp designer.[1]
Born in Saint-Ainan-sur-Cher on 27 November 1939, Beaujard graduated from the École Estienne in 1960 and created his first postage stamps for Vietnam in 1966. The following year, he began a career as an engraver in the United States with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, producing portraits of U.S. presidents for bank notes of the Federal Reserve.[2] He returned to France in 1977 and became an independent illustrator and engraver. He contributed to coloring numerous children's works, including the series published in Le Journal de Mickey.[3] He also did French illustrations for the series Three Investigators. His first stamp used by the French government was issued in 1999, which was a portrait of Frédéric Ozanam. In December 2004, he became vice-president of the nonprofit . His project on was chosen by President Nicolas Sarkozy to become a definitive stamp, named the Marianne et l'Europe series, in use from 1 July 2008 until 2013.[4] He was the father of Sophie Beaujard, who also became an illustrator, engraver, and stamp designer.[5]
Beaujard died in Mareuil-sur-Cher on 4 June 2024, at the age of 84.[6]