Joseph-Félix Bouchor (15 September 1853 – 27 October 1937)Akoun 2004, page 118 was a French painter noted for his portraits and his Orientalist themes.
Biography The artist was born in Paris.Musée Franco-Américain du Chateau de Blérancourt, France: www.museefrancoamericain.fr 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),Musée Franco-Américain du Chateau de Blérancourt, France: www.museefrancoamericain.fr French President Georges ClemenceauMusée Franco-Américain du Chateau de Blérancourt, France: www.museefrancoamericain.fr 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, VannesMusée de la Cohue: "les petites bigoudons", Joseph-Félix Bouchor and Nantes, France.the Joconde Database of French state owned artworks Many artworks belong to the collection of the musée national de la coopération Franco-américaine in Blérancourt, France.the Joconde Database of French state owned artworks
Joseph-Félix Bouchor died in Paris in 1937.
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See also List of Orientalist artists Orientalism
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Sources and References Benezit Dictionary of Artists Franco-Americain Museum in Blérancourt, France