The Painter of Bayonne In the quiet streets of Bayonne, a young man began to shape a vision that would eventually find its way to the grand studios of Paris. Born in 1878, Gabriel Roby was a child of the French coast, a place where the salt air and local traditions would forever color his perspective. His early training began under the guidance of Philippe Jolyet at the Ecole municipale de dessin et de peinture de Bayonne. This foundational period instilled in him a discipline that would define his later years, grounding his hand in the precision required by the classical tradition. By 1898…