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Louis Touchagues BIOGRAPHY
1893 Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or, France - 1974 Paris, France. Known for: Painting, magazine and book illustration, drawing, porcelain and murals.
Louis Touchagues arrived in Paris in 1923 where he became a magazine designer and illustrator including for L'Art Vivant, Paris-Journal, The Literary News, satirical Crapouillot, and Le Charivari. He... Read full biography
Louis Touchagues arrived in Paris in 1923 where he became a magazine designer and illustrator including for L'Art Vivant, Paris-Journal, The Literary News, satirical Crapouillot, and Le Charivari. He was also a parliamentary draftsman and was delegated by the Beaux-Arts as a draftsman at the first... Read full biography
Louis Touchagues arrived in Paris in 1923 where he became a magazine designer and illustrator including for L'Art Vivant, Paris-Journal, The Literary News, satirical Crapouillot, and Le Charivari. He was also a parliamentary draftsman and was delegated by the Beaux-Arts as a draftsman at the first Peace Conference following World War II. His subjects including documenting the arrival of General de Gaulle in Paris. He illustrated many books of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette , Sacha Guitry, Marcel... Read full biography
Louis Touchagues arrived in Paris in 1923 where he became a magazine designer and illustrator including for L'Art Vivant, Paris-Journal, The Literary News, satirical Crapouillot, and Le Charivari. He was also a parliamentary draftsman and was delegated by the Beaux-Arts as a draftsman at the first Peace Conference following World War II. His subjects including documenting the arrival of General de Gaulle in Paris. He illustrated many books of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette , Sacha Guitry, Marcel Achard, Marcel Ayme, Georges Duhamel, Joseph Delteil ( Joan of Arc ), and as a designer for women, created three albums: Women and Models, La Parisienne, and Waves in St. Tropez. As a painter, he exhibited alongside Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Ossip... Read full biography
Louis Touchagues arrived in Paris in 1923 where he became a magazine designer and illustrator including for L'Art Vivant, Paris-Journal, The Literary News, satirical Crapouillot, and Le Charivari. He was also a parliamentary draftsman and was delegated by the Beaux-Arts as a draftsman at the first Peace Conference following World War II. His subjects including documenting the arrival of General de Gaulle in Paris. He illustrated many books of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette , Sacha Guitry, Marcel Achard, Marcel Ayme, Georges Duhamel, Joseph Delteil ( Joan of Arc ), and as a designer for women, created three albums: Women and Models, La Parisienne, and Waves in St. Tropez. As a painter, he exhibited alongside Marc Chagall, Raoul Dufy, Ossip Zadkine, and Marie Laurencin. His taste for decoration lead him to make stage sets and costumes for his friends... Read full biography
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Louis Touchagues arrived in Paris in 1923 where he became a magazine designer and illustrator including for L'Art Vivant, Paris-Journal, The Literary News, satirical Crapouillot, and Le Charivari.
He was also a parliamentary draftsman and was delegated by the Beaux-Arts as a draftsman at the first Peace Conference following World War II. His subjects including documenting the arrival of General de Gaulle in Paris. He illustrated many books of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette , Sacha Guitry, Marcel Achard, Marcel Ayme, Georges Duhamel, Joseph Delteil ( Joan of Arc ), and as a designer for women, created three albums: Women and Models, La Parisienne, and Waves in St. Tropez. As a painter, he exhibited alongside Ma...But wait, there's more...
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