Auguste Chabaud

Auguste Chabaud (born 3 October 1882 in Nîmes, Gard, died 23 May 1955 in Graveson, Bouches-du-Rhône) was a French artist and sculptor.

Chabaud was born in Nîmes. He started to study arts in Avignon, when he was 14 years old. In 1899, he went to Paris and continued studying arts. In the beginning, his paintings were fauvistic. In 1919, he moved to the Graveson village and stayed there for the rest of his life. Since 1920, he only used Prussian blue color for his paintings. In 1955, he died in the Graveson village. The Musée Auguste Chabaud was opened in this village in 1992.

 Other websites 
 The Musée Chabaud Website

Category:1882 births
Category:1955 deaths
Category:French painters
Category:People from Nîmes