Chaval (cartoonist) explained

Chaval, civil name Yvan Francis Le Louarn (* 10 February 1915 in Bordeaux; † 22 January 1968 by suicide in Paris), was a French caricaturist and cartoonist. German editions of his oeuvre were mostly published by Diogenes Verlag.

Chaval
Birth Name:	Yvan Francis Le Louarn
Birth Date:	1914 2, df=yes
Birth Place:	Bordeaux, France
Death Place:	Paris, France
Nationality:	French
Field:	cartoons, caricatures, drawing, film
Training:	École des beaux-arts de Bordeaux

Career

• Painters schools^[1]
  • School of Fine Arts, Bordeaux^[2]
  • Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris

Oeuvre

Work in newspapers

His cartoons were also published in:

• Paris Match^[3]
• Le Figaro^[4]
• Le Rire^[5]
• Punch^[4] et
  • Le Bordelais^[6]

Book illustrations

He illustrated the following books:

• Swift
  • INSTRUCTIONS AUX DOMESTIQUES & Opuscules Humoristiques^[7]
    • Erich Kästner Die Schule der Diktatoren^[8]
• Raymond Queneau
  • Perrot, mon ami^[9]
• Denise Haraari^[10]
• Slawomir Mrozek
  • Das Leben für Fortgeschrittene,^[11]
  • Das Leben für Anfänger^[11]

Films

• Conte médiocre
• Les oiseaux sont des cons^[12]

Awards

• Prix Carrizey^[13]
• Coupe Internationale du Meilleur Dessinateur^[13]

Exhibitions

• Japan
• USA
• Paris
• Germany^[14]

Personal

Chaval's political opinions are seen controversially in France.^[15]

References

1. Web site: Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek. 16 June 2016.
2. Web site: Ecole d'enseignement supérieur d'art de Bordeaux. 16 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921201105/http://www.bordeaux.fr/ebx/pgPresStand8.psml?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=pgPresStand8&classofcontent=presentationStandard&id=93764. 21 September 2015. dead.
3. Web site: Chaval, dessins parus dans Paris-Match 1951–1967. 16 June 2016.
4. Web site: Chaval. 16 June 2016.
5. Web site: le Rire Satire Pin-Up 1953 Schem Etaix Peynet Carrizey Montand Chaval Pichard. https://archive.today/20160616151611/http://www.delcampe.net/page/item/id,283695114,var,le-Rire-Satire-Pin-Up-1953-Schem-Etaix-Peynet-Carrizey-Montand-Chaval-Pichard,language,F.html. dead. 16 June 2016. 16 June 2016.
6. [:fr:Chaval|Chaval in fr:WP]
7. Web site: Instructions aux domestiqes. 16 June 2016.
8. Book: Die Schule der Diktatoren. 9783855353958. 16 June 2016. Kästner. Erich. March 2013. Atrium-Verlag .
9. Web site: Pierrot, mon ami. 16 June 2016.
10. Web site: Bonnes vacances en France. 16 June 2016.
11. Web site: Das Leben für Fortgeschrittene. 16 June 2016.
12. Web site: Les oiseaux sont des cons (1965). IMDb. 16 June 2016.
13. Web site: Diogenes Chaval. 16 June 2016.
14. http://lccn.loc.gov/75551113 LoC 75551113
15. Web site: Petit tas de secrets de l'Occupation. 16 June 2016.