A Legacy of Line and Light: The Life of Bernard Naudin Born amidst the quiet, artisanal rhythms of Châteauroux, France, in 1876, Bernard Étienne Hubert Naudin was a child of craftsmanship. Raised in a family of watchmakers and antique dealers, his early world was one of meticulous detail and historical reverence. This precision was further refined by his father, a painter and designer who served as Naudin’s first mentor before his untimely passing in 1890. Left to navigate his artistic evolution independently, the young Naudin possessed an innate ability to translate the soul of the French l…