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Bernard de La Bourdonnaye-Blossac, also called Blossac (April 29, 1917 – December 1, 2002) was a French fashion illustrator. == Bibliography == Bernard de La Bourdonnaye-Blossac was born April 29, 1917 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. He has a sister, Genevieve, born in 1919. He spent his childhood in his family in Yonne and then in Paris. Outside school periods, the family went on trips. This was an opportunity for him to discover other horizons: Ireland, the Normandy coast, Switzerland, Belgium and the Côte d'Azur. A large property in Sologne "The Clarinerie" allowed his parents to satisfy their passion for hunting. Bernard did not like this sport and preferred to deal in drawing or painting landscapes or still lifes. Very early he was interested in the aesthetics of things: furniture, paintings and clothing. He was passionate about all creations "art nouveau" of that time. He stopped traditional education and entered a drawing workshop in the Montparnasse district of Paris: with André Marchand, then with Maurice Testard at the Grande Chaumière and finally with Paul Colin. For many years he worked to perfect his technique, using different tools: pencil, charcoal, pencil, chalk, etc. He also worked on special topics such as sets and costumes. During those years, he did particularly comprehensive studies on the costumes worn in the 19th century with many annotated drawings. This period lasted until 1941, during which he met Robert Piguet, the great couturier, who would later introduce him with Paul Caldaquès, President of the Chambre Syndicale de la Couture. The latter presented him to the leaders of magazines such as ''Vogue'',〔For example drawings of Benard Blossac are published in the special edition of Summer 1946 of ''Vogue'' magazine, page 113, representing several models by Jacques Fath and page 120 representing hats〕 ''Femina''〔For example drawings of Benard Blossac are published in the special edition Christmas 1945 of ''femina'', page 72 ""Le monsieur qui a sa voiture ... Ou l'embarras du choix ", page 90 representating models by Paquin, Jacques Fath, Jeanne Lanvin and Lucien Lelong〕 or ''L'Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris''.〔For example drawings of Benard Blossac are published in ''L'OFFICIEL de la Couture et de la Mode de Paris'', N° 527-528 - March 1966, page 62 representing Pierre Cardin and Hiroko, a young Japanese fashion model〕 Immediately, they bought from him drawings as leaders for Adam 〔For example drawings of Benard Blossac are published in the special issue of April 1943 of ''ADAM'' magazine page 14 and 15 representing coats, sport suits and afternoon suits〕 magazine, l'art et la mode de Paris,〔For example, drawings of Benard Blossac are published in the first special issue of the 1954 autumn winter collections of l'art et de la mode de Paris, pages 94 and 95 representing wool jersey models of Jeanne Lanvin and Jacques Fath, pages 117 and 118 representing black dresses by Balenciaga, Christian Dior, Jean Patou, Jacques Griffe and Jean Dessès〕 les cahiers de l'Artisane COUTURE 〔For example drawings of Benard Blossac are published in les cahiers de l'Artisane COUTURE, No.1 of May 1945, page 47 and 48 representing models by Maggy Rouf, Worth, Bruyère and Marcel Rochas〕 also for instance. From the years immediately after the war, he drew for foreign journals: English, American, Dutch and Swiss. He traveled to London and New York to diversify his business. His business continued uninterrupted for thirty years. He mixes his passion for fashion with his mastery of drawings of landscapes and interiors. Sometimes he inserted some drawings of models with previously worked interior designs. His drawings were published in magazines, newspapers, sometimes more rarely displays (e.g. for Franck & Fils store). He ended his professional activity in 1973. Very quickly afterward, several institutions asked to benefit from his drawings for cultural initiatives. The Palais Galliera, Fashion Museum of the City of Paris own several of his drawings. Foreign collectors also bought some of his drawings. Although having no more strictly professional activities, he continued to draw for his personal fun especially during his vacation he takes every summer in Divonne near the Swiss border. Many notebooks pencil drawings date from this period. He died on December 1, 2002 in his birth town. From his death, the influence of his work is provided by the son of his sister, he had adopted, Alain Matrand de La bourdonnaye-Blossac. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernard Blossac」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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