Chaval, civil name Yvan Francis Le Louarn (* 10 February 1915 in Bordeaux; † 22 January 1968 by suicide in Paris), was a French caricaturist and cartoonist. German editions of his oeuvre were mostly published by Diogenes Verlag.
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Career
Painters schools
School of Fine Arts, Bordeaux
Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris
Oeuvre
Work in newspapers
His cartoons were also published in:
Paris Match
Le Figaro
Le Rire
Punch et
Le Bordelais
Book illustrations
He illustrated the following books:
Swift
INSTRUCTIONS AUX DOMESTIQUES & Opuscules Humoristiques
Erich Kästner
Die Schule der Diktatoren
Raymond Queneau
Perrot, mon ami
Denise Haraari
Slawomir Mrozek
Das Leben für Fortgeschrittene,
Das Leben für Anfänger
Films
Conte médiocre
Les oiseaux sont des cons
Awards
Prix Carrizey
Coupe Internationale du Meilleur Dessinateur
Exhibitions
Japan
USA
Paris
Germany
Personal
Chaval's political opinions are seen controversially in France.