Notable Sales: Jean Bauer
Jean Bauer was born in Laval, Mayenne, in 1914, and became a highly regarded maker in nearby Angers after 1945. The son of Gaston Bauer, also a luthier, he was taught by Marius Didier in Mattaincourt, Vosges, and established a workshop in Le Havre in 1936, but his career there was interrupted by the Second World War. He initially followed a Guarneri model, but developed his own very refined style, characterised by a particularly rich orange-red varnish. He won many awards, in Paris, Toulouse and The Hague. He died in Angers in 2005.
(fl Angers, from 1949)
Jean Bauer was born in Laval, Mayenne, in 1914, and became a highly regarded maker in nearby Angers after 1945. The son of Gaston Bauer, also a luthier, he was taught by Marius Didier in Mattaincourt, Vosges, and established a workshop in Le Havre in 1936, but his career there was interrupted by the Second World War. He initially followed a Guarneri model, but developed his own very refined style, characterised by a particularly rich orange-red varnish. He won many awards, in Paris, Toulouse and The Hague. He died in Angers in 2005.
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