Jean Bouchaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Bouchaud

French painter

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1891

Place of Birth: Saint-Herblain, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 06-May-1977

Profession: painter

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Jean Bouchaud (1891 in Saint Herblain near Nantes – 1977 in Nantes) was a French painter.
He was fascinated by travel since his childhood seeing ships from Africa call at Nantes.
Apart from his travels in Africa and elsewhere, he also received a bursary of the French colonial government in Indochina and traveled in Cambodia, Laos et Vietnam during 1924-25, winning the Prix d'Indochine.
He was elected a member of the Institut de France, académie des Beaux-Arts, in 1951, in the seat of George Desvallières, he was succeeded by Jean Carzou in 1979.