Robert Bouchet (1898-1986) Snow At Crouttes-sur-marne

Robert Bouchet (1898-1986) Snow at Crouttes-sur-Marne oil on canvas signed and dated 1969 38x46cm Robert Bouchet, is a French painter and luthier. born in Paris on April 10, 1898 and died on August 15, 1986 He began his career as a painter and exhibited at the Salon des tuileries, the Salon des Indépendants (1922) and the Salon d'Automne of which he was a member. He presents canvases depicting Parisian life. In 1946, while the privations of the war were still being felt, Robert Bouchet, who had already frequented the workshops of several French luthiers in the pre-war period (notably Julian Gómez-Ramirez and Davis Enesa), saw himself in the Unable to find a suitable instrument, he decided to build his own guitar. This first creation met with great success where he performed and it did not take long for him to receive some first orders. His reputation exploded towards the end of the 1950s when Ida Presti, Alexandre Lagoya then Julian Bream began to perform on his instruments.