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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.

René Robert Bouché
Born
Robert August Buchstein

(1905-09-20)20 September 1905
Died3 July 1963(1963-07-03) (aged 57)
East Grinstead, England, United Kingdom
EducationLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Known forFashion illustrator

Life and career edit

 
Illustration by Bouché of Matsushima Air Base, Japan

René Bouché was born in Prague on 20 September 1905.[1][2] He studied at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich before moving to Paris. In 1938, he began working for Vogue magazine.[2]

During the Second World War, he emigrated to the United States, settling in Manhattan, where he continued working for Vogue.[3][4] 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.[4] His illustrations were noted for their accuracy and decisiveness.[5]

Death edit

Bouché died of a heart attack, age 57, in East Grinstead, England.[1]

See also edit

External links edit

  • René Bouché at FMD

References edit

  1. ^ a b "RENE BOUCHE, 57, PORTRAITIST, DIES; Magazine and Stage Artist Painted the Prominent". The New York Times. 7 July 1963. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "René Bouché : Artist of His Time » Biography". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. ^ National Portrait Gallery (U.S.) (2002). Americans : paintings and photographs from the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. London : National Portrait Gallery. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-85514-500-9.
  4. ^ a b Aronson, Jeffrey K; Ramachandran, Manoj (1 January 2011). "The diagnosis of art: WH Auden's face". Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 104 (1): 38–40. doi:10.1258/jrsm.2010.10k065. PMC 3014561. PMID 22141182.
  5. ^ Morris, Bethan (2006). Fashion illustrator : drawing and presentation for the fashion designer. New York : Abrams. ISBN 978-0-8109-9171-2.


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