The Life and Identity of Tobeen The name Tobeen is a pseudonym, a chosen identity that masked the life of the French artist Félix Bonnet. Born in Bordeaux, France, on July 20, 1880, he was a man deeply rooted in his origins, having been born and bred in the same city. While his frequent references to Basque subjects often led observers to label him a Basque artist, he remained a man of French lineage, maintaining a distinct separation…
Scroll through Tobeen's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Tobeen's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.