Louis Frédéric Rouge was born the son of a shoe manufacturer in Aigle. Early on, his artistic talent was encouraged by his parents. Rouge received extensive training, which included a visit to the general trade school in Basel, a stay with the animal painter Walter Vigier in Solothurn, the Académie Julian in Paris and the Accademia Belle Arti in Florence.

After the death of his parents in 1903 he took up residence in Ollon, whose idyllic landscape inspired his work. In 1942 he was awarded jointly with Gustave Doret honorary citizenship of Aigle. In 1950 Rouge died as a result of paralysis disease, his artistic fame was denied. Today he is an important representative of Vaud portrait and landscape painti...