Chaval, civil name Yvan Francis Le Louarn (* 10 February 1915 in
Bordeaux
Bordeaux ( , ; Gascon oc, Bordèu ; eu, Bordele; it, Bordò; es, Burdeos) is a port city on the river Garonne in the Gironde department, Southwestern France. It is the capital of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as well as the prefect ...
; † 22 January 1968 by suicide in Paris), was a French
caricaturist
A caricaturist is an artist who specializes in drawing caricatures.
List of caricaturists
* Abed Abdi (born 1942)
* Al Hirschfeld (1903–2003)
* Alex Gard (1900–1948)
* Alexander Saroukhan (1898–1977)
* Alfred Grévin (1827–1892)
* Alf ...
and
cartoonist. German editions of his oeuvre were mostly published by
Diogenes Verlag
The Diogenes Verlag (short: Diogenes) is a Swiss publisher in Zurich, founded in 1952 by , with a focus on literature, plays and cartoons. It has been managed since 2012 by the founder's son, Philipp Keel.
History
Daniel Keel, who founded the ...
.
Career
* Painters schools
** School of Fine Arts, Bordeaux
**
Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris
Oeuvre
Books
Work in newspapers
His cartoons were also published in:
* ''Paris Match''
* ''Le Figaro''
* ''Le Rire''
* ''Punch''
[ et
** ''Le Bordelais''][ Chaval in fr:WP]
Book illustrations
He illustrated the following books:
* Swift
**''INSTRUCTIONS AUX DOMESTIQUES & Opuscules Humoristiques''
* Erich Kästner
**''Die Schule der Diktatoren''
* Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau (; 21 February 1903 – 25 October 1976) was a French novelist, poet, critic, editor and co-founder and president of Oulipo ('' Ouvroir de littérature potentielle''), notable for his wit and cynical humour.
Biography
Queneau w ...
** ''Perrot, mon ami''
* Denise Haraari
* Slawomir Mrozek
**''Das Leben für Fortgeschrittene'',
Films
* ''Conte médiocre''
Awards
* Prix Carrizey[
]
Exhibitions
* Japan
Personal
Chaval's political opinions are seen controversially in France.
References
External links
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20th-century French painters
20th-century French male artists
French male painters
Painters who committed suicide
French cartoonists
French caricaturists
French satirists
French comics artists
French male artists
1915 births
Artists from Bordeaux
1968 deaths
1968 suicides
Suicides in France