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Roland Dubuc
(1898-1964)
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Le Moulin Rouge
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Roland Dubuc was born in the Normandy region of France to a very large family. His interest in art began at the age of 14 when he began to work as a decorator’s apprentice. By the time he was 18, Dubuc had moved to Rouen to pursue an art career. Though he struggled at first, he eventually made contact with local artists like Frechon and Bordes. Though he had no formal training, Dubuc learned how to sketch from fellow artists and taught himself how to paint.
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Paysage
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Dubuc was slow at finding success in art during the early stages of his career, so he worked many odd jobs in order to survive. He would sell newspapers or work at carnivals while he waited for his paintings to be sold in galleries. Dubuc would move to Paris in 1950, still working odd jobs to get by.
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Fete Forraine
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Montmartre was a prominent theme in Dubuc’s paintings.
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Montmartre
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Expressionistic cityscapes and Toulouse-Lautrec-like circus scenes were some of Dubuc’s most well-received works. He painted in both gouache and watercolor as well as in oil, and would typically sign his work “R. Dubuc” of simply “Dubuc” prominently on the front of his canvases.
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The Circus
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He worked steadily well into the late 1980’s and exhibited all over France and Europe. Today his paintings are owned in collections worldwide in Japan, The United States, and Europe and even in Israel. Dubuc lived nearly to the end of the 20th century and was highly prolific in his lifetime, creating and selling work frequently at galleries. For this reason, his paintings are very likely to be owned in a number of private home collections…maybe even yours.
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