Adrien Thibault

{{short description|French artist}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1844|11|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Villebarou, France

| death_date = {{death date and age|1918|4|13|1844|11|18|df=y}}

| death_place = La Chaussée-Saint-Victor, France

| nationality = French

| known_for = Ceramics, Writing

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| movement = Art Nouveau

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Adrien Thibault (18 November 1844 – 13 April 1918) was a French ceramicist and historian.{{cite journal|author1=|language=fr|title=Il y a cent ans, disparaissait Adrien Thibault|date=2018|journal=La Nouvelle République|url=https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/loir-et-cher/commune/la-chaussee-saint-victor/il-y-a-cent-ans-disparaissait-adrien-thibault}} He was one of Ulysse Bernard's disciples in Blois, then he entered the Faïencerie de Gien by 1872. In 1874, he established his own workshop in La Chaussée-Saint-Victor, where he worked until his death. During his life, he conducted research on colors, and created so-called "Thibault Blues". The Adrien Thibault museum (Musée Adrien-Thibault) is located in La Chaussée-Saint-Victor, Loir-et-Cher.{{cite book |last1=Hudson |first1=Kenneth |last2=Nicholls |first2=Ann |title=The Directory of Museums & Living Displays |date=18 June 1985 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-349-07014-5 |page=253 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w5GvCwAAQBAJ |language=en}}