François-Ignace Locher
Born in 1765.
Died in 1799.
François-Ignace Locher was a painter whose work focused on genre scenes. Although his artistic career is relatively poorly documented, he left his mark on the field of painting during his short life, which came to an end in 1799. Although less well known, Locher’s works testify to a particular sensitivity in the depiction of scenes from everyday life, characteristic of his time.
His artistic legacy deserves to be rediscovered and appreciated in the context of the development of painting in the eighteenth century.