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Bouvard, Snr., Antoine return to artwork
   
ANTOINE BOUVARD, Snr.
French, 1840-1920

Antoine Bouvard Snr. has captivated many collectors with his lush depictions of Venice.Bouvard was born at St. Jean-de-Bournay in L'Isere in 1870. He trained as an architect and studied art and architecture under Constant-Dufeus, at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He became the Director of Architectural Services for the Seine, and was responsible for the construction of the Bourse du Travail and the Boulevard Morland in Paris.

His paintings show the influence of Felix Ziem, reflecting his love of Venice in the delicacy and fluidity of his use of colour, capturing in his paintings, the warmth and beauty that he found there.

The viewer is always drawn through his pictures to a distant horizon by placing foreground buildings in shade and highlighting distant architecture. Bouvard was a master in capturing the unforgettable atmosphere of Venice.