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Born
near
Honfleur
in
1926,
Bouyssou
became
acquainted
at
an
early
age
with
many
respected
artists
such
as
Friez,
Dufy,
Lagar
and
Leprin
who
were
frequent
guests
in
the
family
home.
They
became
his
mentors
and
teachers.
Although
Bouyssou
studied
architecture
at
the
Beaux
Arts
de
Troyes
and
drawing
with
the
sculptor
Janin,
it
was
not
until
he
moved
to
Paris
and
studied
at
the
Academie
de
la
Grand
Chaumiere
in
the
studio
of
Othon
Friez
that
he
began
to
paint.
Recognition
of
his
talent
came
rapidly
and
in
1955
he
had
his
first
one
man
show
in
London
.
A
year
later,
the
grand
dame
of
Parisian
art
dealers,
Katia
Granoff
invited
him
to
exhibit,
beginning
a
long
relationship,
during
which
she
sponsored
many
one
man
shows.
In
1987,
Bouyssou
received
one
of
the
supreme
compliments
of
his
career
when
he
was
named
an
official
painter
of
the
French
Navy.
His
painting
is
in
the
permanent
collection
of
Musee
de
la
Marine
in
Paris
.
His
paintings
have
been
acquired
by
numerous
French
and
foreign
museums
as
well
as
by
private
collectors
around
the
world.
As
art
critic
Maybon
said
of
him
"
He
knows
how
to
capture
the
passing
light,
how
to
create
an
atmosphere."
Superb
draftsmanship,
supported
by
clear
yet
sensitive
and
harmonious
nuances
of
color,
have
brought
the
paintings
of
this
noted
contemporary
French
artist
International
recognition.
Since
his
first
exhibition
at
the
Salon
des
Artistes
Augerons
in
Paris,
he
has
exhibited
in
all
the
major
French
Salons,
as
well
as
in
the
United
States,
Italy,
Spain,
Switzerland,
Germany,
England,
Sweden,
Taiwan,
Japan,
Brazil,
and
Venezuela.
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