Louis Bouquet
| Louis Bouquet | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 December 1885 Lyon, France |
| Died | 25 February 1952 (aged 66) Lyon, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting, illustration, murals |
Louis Bouquet (6 December 1885 – 25 February 1952) was a French artist and illustrator.
Louis Bouquet was born in Lyon on 6 December 1885. He attended the École nationale des beaux-arts de Lyon and then the École des beaux-arts in Paris. He was taught by Fernand Cormon, and worked with the Nabi painter Maurice Denis. He exhibited his paintings at the Salon d'Automne, the Société des Artistes Indépendants and the Tuileries. His work includes portraits, nudes, genre scenes, biblical and literary scenes and allegorical subjects. He made several paintings of Orpheus. He also illustrated books. He visited Tunisia in 1919, where he became acquainted with Islamic art.
Bouquet created two frescos for the Palace of the Colonies, or the Palais de la Porte Dorée, for the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition. In style they are reminiscent of the Orientalism of the previous century, which was again in vogue. Although the murals are strong artistic works, they are unquestioning in their acceptance of France's colonial destiny. The murals remain, although the building now houses the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration. Bouquet created a painting named Souvenir du Musée des Colonies that depicts the men who worked on the pavilion: the architects Albert Laprade and Léon Bazin, the sculptor Alfred Janniot, the decorator Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann and himself. The painting also includes an anonymous black woman wearing only a skirt, resembling Josephine Baker, who represents the indigenous colonial people.
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