Jean Raoul Chaurand-Naurac

Jean Raoul Chaurand-Naurac (28 February 1878 – 3 October 1948) was a French painter. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Jean Raoul Chaurand-Naurac
Born(1878-02-28)28 February 1878
Lyon, France
Died3 October 1948(1948-10-03) (aged 70)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPainter

He was a friend of Henri Matisse, who he had met in 1897 through Gustave Moreau.[2] Matisse drew several portraits of Chauraund-Naurac's daughter Janine in 1916.[3]

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  1. ^ "Jean Raoul Chaurand-Naurac". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ Schneider, Pierre (1984). Matisse. Rizzoli. p. 735. ISBN 9780847805464.
  3. ^ Klein, John (2001). Matisse Portraits. New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780300081008.

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