The Artisan of Sound and Sight Before he ever held a brush to canvas to capture the light of Paris, Jean Roller understood the delicate mechanics of harmony through the wood and wire of musical instruments. Born in Paris, he spent his early years as a piano maker, a craft that demanded a precise understanding of structure and resonance. This technical discipline, rooted in the physical construction of sound, perhaps informed the steady hand and structural awareness he would later bring to his visual pursuits. He was a man of many disciplines, moving from the workshop of the instrument maker t…