Jean Bouchaud, 1891-1977
Subtitle: regards sur le monde
Contributors: Boulogne-Billancourt (France); Musée des années 30 (Boulogne-Billancourt, France)
Publisher: Snoeck; Ville de Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Gand; [Boulogne-Billancourt, France]
Language: fre
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9789461616463
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: French Painting; French Figurative painting; Orientalism in art
Other titles: Regards sur le monde
Description: Originally from Saint-Herblain, near Nantes, Jean Bouchaud is most often defined as 'traveling painter' thanks to its numerous overseas stays. In North Africa, first of all, where he discovered the light of Tunisia in 1919 then stayed in Morocco and Algeria as a resident of the City of Abd-el-Tif. In 1924, holder of a scholarship from the Hanoi government, he went to Indochina and traveled through Cambodia, Laos, and the territories of present-day Vietnam to China. The painter then focuses more on representing scenes of everyday life, on the banks of rivers and minority ethnic groups, than famous sites and monuments. Winner of the French West Africa Prize in 1932, he is an attentive observer of the populations encountered in Senegal, Benin, Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea. His various travels fueled his inspiration until the end of his life
Notes: Catalog of an exhibition held from October 1, 2021 to January 9, 2022 at the Musée des années 30, Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-159)