Ferdinand Loyen du Puigaudeau was born in April 4, 1864 in Nantes .Very quickly Puigaudeau is entrusted to his uncle Henri de Chateaubriant, this one encourages his artistic gifts. Its schooling, very traditional carries out it in various boarding schools from Paris in Nice the year 1882 marks the beginning of its life of artist, the young man decides only to be formed, and while travelling to Italy, then to Tunisia.