René Bouché
René Robert Bouché (20 September 1905 3 July 1963) was an artist and fashion illustrator, known for his work in Vogue magazine between the 1930s and 1960s.
Also recorded as René Robert Bouché · Rene Bouché · R. Bouche · Rene Bouche
René Bouché
- Name
- René Robert Bouché
- Birth Name
- Robert August Buchstein
- Born
- 20 September 1905
- Birthplace
- Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Died
- 3 July 1963
- Place of death
- East Grinstead, England, United Kingdom
- Field
- Fashion illustrator
- Training
- LMU Munich
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- painter, draftsperson and artist.
- Fields
- fashion illustration.
- Education
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
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René Robert Bouché (20 September 1905 3 July 1963) was an artist and fashion illustrator, known for his work in Vogue magazine between the 1930s and 1960s.
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Biography
René Bouché studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The field of work recorded is fashion illustration. Work by René Bouché is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, National Portrait Gallery, Yale University Art Gallery and British Museum.
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• Name — René Robert Bouché • Birth Name — Robert August Buchstein • Born — 20 September 1905 • Birthplace — Prague, Austro-Hungarian Empire • Died — 3 July 1963 • Place of death — East Grinstead, England, United Kingdom • Field — Fashion illustrator • Training — LMU Munich
Life and career
Life and career
• Illustration — Illustration by Bouché of Matsushima Air Base, Japan René Bouché was born in Prague on 20 September 1905. He studied at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) before moving to Paris. In 1938, he began working for Vogue magazine. During the Second World War, he immigrated to the United States, settling in Manhattan, where he continued working for Vogue. Bouche painted portraits of many prominent figures including W. H. Auden, Nancy Astor, Truman Capote, Jean Cocteau, Benny Goodman, Aldous Huxley, Edward Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Willem de Kooning, Sophia Loren, Igor Stravinsky and the Duchess of Windsor. His illustrations were noted for their accuracy and decisiveness.
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Death
Bouché died of a heart attack, age 57, in East Grinstead, England.
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- 1.René Bouché est le nom d'usage dans les sources bibliographiques ; certaines autres sources indiquent également René Robert Bouché.
- 2.En fonction des sources, la date de naissance de René Bouché varie entre 1905 et 1906, ou plus rarement 1908.
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- 4.harvsp William Parker 2010 p=10 id=WP2010
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Les Maîtres de l'illustration de mode. Eyrolles. 2011. 978-2-212-12705-8.
- Dessins de mode. Thames & Hudson. 2010. 978-2-87811-359-4.
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