Joseph-Félix Bouchor (15 September 1853 – 27 October 1937) was a French painter noted for his portraits and his Orientalist themes.
Biography
The artist was born in
Paris
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. He studied at the
Beaux-Arts. Joseph-Felix Bouchor exhibited his works at the
Salon des Artistes Francais
The Salon (french: Salon), or rarely Paris Salon (French: ''Salon de Paris'' ), beginning in 1667 was the official art exhibition of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Between 1748 and 1890 it was arguably the greatest annual or biennial art ...
in 1878. During World War I, he was embedded with the allied troop and realized many military paintings depicting French and American infantry, cavalry and air forces in action on the frontline. He is famous for his portraits of
General John Pershing
General of the Armies John Joseph Pershing (September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948), nicknamed "Black Jack", was a senior United States Army officer. He served most famously as the commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) on the We ...
(1860–1948), French President
Georges Clemenceau
Georges Benjamin Clemenceau (, also , ; 28 September 1841 – 24 November 1929) was a French statesman who served as Prime Minister of France from 1906 to 1909 and again from 1917 until 1920. A key figure of the Independent Radicals, he was a ...
and his illustrations of the
American Expeditionary Force during World War I.
After the war, Joseph-Felix Bouchor travelled to North Africa and painted orientalist topics. His works belong to many public collections, including the
Orsay Museum in Paris, the Museums of Beaux-Arts in
Marseille
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,
Angers
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,
Vannes
Vannes (; br, Gwened) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History Celtic Era
The name ''Vannes'' comes from the Veneti, a seafaring Celtic people who live ...
and
Nantes, France. Many artworks belong to the collection of the musée national de la coopération Franco-américaine in
Blérancourt
Blérancourt () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Aisne in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Population
Sights
The Château de Blérancourt, an influential design by Salomon de Brosse houses the Na ...
, France.
[the Joconde Database of French state owned artworks]
Joseph-Félix Bouchor died in Paris in 1937.
Gallery
File:123 Joseph-Félix Bouchor Marché à Concarneau.jpg, Marché à Concarneau (Musée des beaux-arts de Vannes)
File:126 Joseph-Félix Bouchor Marché aux bestiaux Quimper.jpg, Marché aux Bestiaux Quimper (Musée des beaux-arts de Vannes)
File:125 Joseph-Félix Bouchor Noce bretonne.jpg, Noce Bretonne (Musée des Beaux-arts de Vannes)
File:Joseph-Félix Bouchor Militärparade.jpg, Parade Militaire à Paris
File:Le cloître de Tréguier Joseph-Félix Bouchor.jpg, Le cloître de Tréguier, 1925
File:109 Joseph-Félix Bouchor Les pataugeuses.JPG, Les pataugeuses, Musée des Beaux-arts de Vannes)
See also
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List of Orientalist artists
This is an incomplete list of artists who have produced works on Orientalist subjects, drawn from the Islamic world or other parts of Asia. Many artists listed on this page worked in many genres, and Orientalist subjects may not have formed a m ...
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Orientalism
Notes
Sources and References
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Benezit Dictionary of Artists
The ''Benezit Dictionary of Artists'' (in French, ''Bénézit: Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs'') is an extensive publication of bibliographical information on painters, sculptors, designers and engravers create ...
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Franco-Americain Museum in Blérancourt, France
1853 births
1937 deaths
19th-century French painters
19th-century French male artists
20th-century French painters
20th-century French male artists
French war artists
École des Beaux-Arts alumni
French male painters
Orientalist painters
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