Regis Bouvier de Cachard (French, 1929-2013), Le Cocq Bleu

Oil on canvas, 1972, signed and dated at lower right, inscribed to verso with title, presented in a period frame.

Stretcher size 25 x 24 in.; Frame dimensions 35 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Charleston, South Carolina

Régis de Bouvier de Cachard was a French painter known for his stylized cityscapes, still lifes, and Surrealist compositions. Born in Paris, he became the youngest student at the École Boulle at age 14, studying sculpture, engraving, and painting. After a decade in textile design for haute couture, a car accident prompted a shift to painting. He moved to Venice in 1950, where his art gained immediate attention. His works were collected by figures such as George Prade and Pierre Christian Taittinger.

De Cachard's career spanned Europe and the U.S., with exhibitions in Venice, London, Paris, and Los Angeles. His art, often reflecting themes of nature and surrealism, was influenced by poets and philosophers like William Blake and Nietzsche. In the 1970s, he created works addressing issues like factory farming. After his wife's death in 1992, he produced a series of portraits during her final days. Later, he divided his time between Provence and Britain, continuing to paint until his death in Manosque, France, in 2013.

Three small paint flecks to blue ground that appear original to the painting; lower left corner of frame with some loss.

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