The Proclamation of American Independence

André Bauchant was a French painter known for his distinctive naive or primitivist style, which emerged in the early 20th century. Working largely outside academic tradition, he developed a highly personal visual language characterized by flattened perspective, jewel-like color, and a poetic approach to landscape and botanical subjects. His work exemplified the early modernist appreciation for art brut and non-academic vision. Bauchant's practice spanned painting and decorative arts, establishing him as a significant figure in the development of outsider and naive art movements in France.

Château-Renault, Indre-et-Loire