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To not mention Sharon Woods would be unfair and leave this
website incomplete. (12 years ago, she wanted this site and
worked hard on it in collaboration with Marc Sommer). We must
not forget her. The beautiful and inspiring American wife of Bo,
Sharon
disappeared before BO,
at the end of a long and painful
illness, which she endured with unbelievable courage and
discretion.
Without Sharon, Bo would never have launched his career as an
artist with such determination. Living together in Florida from
1983 to 1990, Bo’s “constructions” there met with considerable
success. The happiness Bo experienced with Sharon provided both
his inspiration and the healing of the troubles from his
childhood and adolescence. However, as Bo proclaimed: “Watch out
you’re not too happy! I can paint only when I’m tormented…”.
In 1990, Sharon and Bo moved to Nice where they became a truly
“Extra Ordinary” couple! Their friends will never forget
Sharon’s beauty, intelligence, and generosity…
Few knew she had previously worked as a model, then as a
lyricist for American and French singers (Carlos and Higelin).
Sharon spoke little of herself; she devoted herself almost
entirely to Bo’s talent and to his work.
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Bo Breguet was born October 4th, 1951 in the town of
Saumur situated in the Loire Valley of France.
At a very young age, Bo left his native home to live in
Paris, then Spring Hill, Florida, and finally in Nice where he
remained from 1990 until 2009, the year of his demise.
Bo is the direct descendant of a dynasty of notable
inventors.
To mention just two: Abraham-Louis Breguet, an illustrious Swiss
clockmaker; and, further down the line, Louis Breguet, a great
industrialist and a pioneer of the early days of aviation.
The Grandson of the latter, Bo, picks up the torch of the
Breguet spirit of invention and redraws the family coat-of-arms
with youthful exuberance.
He places this emblem at the heart of
his art. Crafted like clockwork, Bo’s art features freely
conceived personages commingling to the point of eroticism.
They
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