Jean-Louis PAGUENAUD (1876–1952) - Lot 47

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Jean-Louis PAGUENAUD (1876–1952) - Lot 47
Jean-Louis PAGUENAUD (1876–1952) Aviator Seated in Profile; Aviator’s Head; Officer in Profile Graphite, watercolor, and gouache on paper, signed lower right Watercolor and gouache on paper, signed lower right Black chalk, watercolor, and gouache on paper, signed lower left Height: 31.5 cm; Width: 24 cm (approx.) A native of the Limousin region but raised primarily in Algeria, Jean-Louis PAGUENAUD (1876–1952) trained at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Limoges and at the Académie Julian, where he is said to have been a student of Bouguereau. Throughout his life, he maintained a passion for travel and sunny destinations: the Basque Country, Spain, Asia, the Caribbean, Africa, North Africa, Polynesia, and more. In 1922, he was appointed official painter to the Navy. Paul Valéry nicknamed him “The admiral of painters, the painter of admirals.” The Musée de la Marine houses several works by this brilliant colorist. “The Admiral of Painters, the Painter of Admirals.” The Musée de la Marine houses several works by this brilliant colorist.
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