Roger Etienne(1923-2011)

Roger Etienne was an artist in every sense of the word. He was a talented impressionist painter, and his works of art can be found all over the world. He first started painting and sketching as a young boy, selling his first drawings on the train, his hobby quickly turned into a passion. He worked with a variety of different mediums, gouache, watercolor, oils, pastel, charcoal, often incorporating French newspapers on his canvases. He often painted landscapes of his hometown of Bruges, images of Parisian love, flowers, nudes, whimsical clowns, and wide eyed children. He is credited to have worked alongside his friend, Pablo Picasso at his workshop. Marc Chagall is said to have commissioned him to do work for the Paris Opera House and he is known to have painted the original mural depicting an Indian and Cowboy scene at the Wax Museum, that was later taken down for being too controversial. His works can be found in museums all over the world.