Robert Prévost (painter)
Robert Prévost | |
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| Born | July 2, 1893 Avallon, France |
| Died | August 17, 1967 (aged 74) Avallon, France |
| Employer(s) | Le Rire, L'illustré de Zurich, Les lectures du Foyer de Lausanne |
| Known for | Watercolor, illustration, chronicler |
| Notable work | Catalogue de la collection de dessins: Avallon juin 1940, Avallon en 1900 |
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Robert Prévost (2 July 1893 – 17 August 1967) was a French painter from Avallon.
He spent most of his life in Avallon, a town which he depicted in numerous watercolors. He is well-known in Avallon for his representations of the town and its surroundings. In addition to his watercolors, he authored a work about Avallon that remains a reference to this day: Avallon en 1900. This book was first published in 1958, and was reissued in 1978 with nine previously unpublished chapters.