Joseph-Félix Bouchor
Joseph-Félix Bouchor (15 September 1853 – 27 October 1937) was a French painter noted for his portraits and his Orientalist themes.
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Joseph-Félix Bouchor

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- Name
- Joseph-Felix Bouchor
- Birth Name
- Joseph-Félix Bouchor
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Known for
- Painter
- Born
- 1853 · Paris.
- Died
- 1937 · Paris.
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- portrait
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Languages
- French
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Joseph-Félix Bouchor (15 September 1853 – 27 October 1937) was a French painter noted for his portraits and his Orientalist themes.
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Biography
Joseph-Félix Bouchor studied at Beaux-Arts de Paris. The recorded working language is French. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Work by Joseph-Félix Bouchor is recorded in the collections of musée de la Cohue, Musée national de la Marine de Paris, Musée d'Orsay, Musée Carnavalet and Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Joseph-Felix Bouchor • Birth Name — Joseph-Félix Bouchor • Birthplace — Paris, France • Place of death — Paris, France • Known for — Painter
Biography
Biography
The artist was born in Paris. He studied at the Beaux-Arts. Joseph-Felix Bouchor exhibited his works at the Salon des Artistes Francais 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 (1860–1948), French President Georges Clemenceau 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, Angers, Vannes and Nantes, France. Many artworks belong to the collection of the musée national de la coopération Franco-américaine in Blérancourt, France. Joseph-Félix Bouchor died in Paris in 1937. • Illustration — Self-portrait
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — Marché à Concarneau (Musée des beaux-arts de Vannes) • Illustration — Marché aux Bestiaux Quimper (Musée des beaux-arts de Vannes) • Illustration — Noce Bretonne (Musée des Beaux-arts de Vannes) • Illustration — Parade Militaire à Paris • Illustration — Le cloître de Tréguier, 1925 • Illustration — Les pataugeuses, Musée des Beaux-arts de Vannes)
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Joseph Felix Bouchor, Joseph-Felix Bouchor and Joseph Félix Bouchor. His recorded language was French. Other recorded relations include Jean Bouchor.
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1853
Joseph-Félix Bouchor born at Paris.
1937
Joseph-Félix Bouchor died at Paris.
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• Benezit Dictionary of Artists • Franco-Americain Museum in Blérancourt, France
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- 1.Whistler et Montesquiou. Flammarion. 1995.
- 2.Journal de Rouen, 11 mai 1896.
- 3.Base Léonore LH/307/49 .
- 4.Frédéric Lacaille, « Les missions de peintres du musée de l’Armée pendant la Première Guerre mondiale », annexe 1, Cahiers d’études et de recherches du musée de l’Armée, , 1998, .
- 5.Joseph-Félix Bouchor (1853-1937) peintre : Instants de vie : [exposition, Vannes, musée des beaux-arts, La Cohue, 19 avril - 30 septembre 2019 ; Noyon, musée du Noyonnais, avril - décembre 2020]. Paris, In Fine éditions d'art, Vannes, Musée des beaux-arts La Cohue. 2019. 978-2-902302-10-9.
- 6.Joseph-Félix Bouchor : Portraits d'hommes dans la Grande Guerre : [exposition : le musée de Picardie sort de sa réserve, 24 mai - 12 juillet 2014]. Musée de Picardie. 2014.
- 7.Joseph-Félix Bouchor, Souvenirs de la Grande Guerre (1914-1915), Paris, [vers 1916].
- 8.capitaine Delvert et Joseph-Félix Bouchor, Verdun, Paris, 1920.
- 9.Dons de l'artiste en 1914, 1920, 1923 et don de James NB Hill en 1961.
- 10.Exposition Hors les murs du Musée de Picardie au Safran.
- 11.Exposition « Joseph-Félix Bouchor, portraits d’hommes dans la Grande Guerre ». www.picardie-muses.fr.
- 12.Base Léonore.
- 13.Base Joconde 000PE032416 Double portrait de Joseph Félix Bouchor et son ami le capitaine David Gray .
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Bouchor, le peintre de Freneuse. Point de vues. 2013. 978-2-915548-82-2.
- Les Archives nationales conservent sous la cote MC/ET/LVII/1029, une correspondance de Joseph-Félix Bouchor avec ses éditeurs, dont Armand Mandelbrod à Lyon Le dossier contient également quelques cartes postales reproduisant certaines de ces œuvres, des catalogues d’expositions présentées à Lyon, en Suisse et aux États-Unis (catalogues aussi rédigés en anglais) ainsi que quelques affiches (en allemand).
- Berthe Mouchel. Femme, artiste et engagée. SilvanaEditoriale. 2022. 9788836652228.
- Joseph-Félix Bouchor (1853-1937) peintre : Instants de vie : [exposition, Vannes, musée des beaux-arts La Cohue, - ; Noyon, musée du Noyonnais, avril - ], Paris, In Fine éditions d'art, Vannes, Musée des beaux-arts La Cohue, 2019, 94 p.
- Joseph-Félix Bouchor : Portraits d'hommes dans la Grande Guerre : [exposition, le musée de Picardie sort de sa réserve, - ], Amiens, Musée de Picardie, 2014, 14 p.
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