Pierre Bodard

Pierre Bodard (15 April 1881, Bordeaux - 18 June 1937, Paris) was a French painter, best known for his scenes depicting the West Indies.

He began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in Bordeaux with Paul François Quinsac and continued at the École des Beaux-Arts with Gabriel Ferrier.

[2] From Rome, he travelled throughout the Mediterranean, visiting North Africa, Greece, Turkey and Spain; all the while sketching and painting.

He remained emotionally attached to the island for the rest of his life, and was an active participant in events and exhibitions related to the "Outre Mer", notably the 1931 Paris Colonial Exposition.

After many years as a history and genre painter, he gradually focused on orientalist and marine painting, as well as portraits.