Paul Louchet is a painter of winter, russet twilights, snow and cold weather. As Harpignies (his teacher, along with J. Lefebvre), he likes the forest and dissects patiently the essence of the trees, the contours of the rocks. As Corot, his sensitivity transposes the thousand iridescent variations of the light.

In his youth, Paul Louchet was not attracted by painting but by ornamental art. Friend of René Lalique, Daum and Jajorelle, he acquired a certain fame in the technique of engraving and became president of the bronze manufacturers' syndicate.

Environmentalist before the term was ever invented, Paul Louchet, who was the mayor of the small city of Herblay, in Seine-Et-Oise, made virulent protests, with a lawsuit thrown in ...