Jean-Louis PAGUENAUD (1876–1952) - Lot 78

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Jean-Louis PAGUENAUD (1876–1952) - Lot 78
Jean-Louis PAGUENAUD (1876–1952) Polynesian Night Oil on cardboard, signed lower right (Some wear.) Height: 46 cm; Width: 40 cm A native of Limousin 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, etc. 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.
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