"Jean Louis Paguenaud (1876-1952) Lighthouse And Beacons. Painter Of The Navy, Limousin, Marin-marie,"
New work by Jean-Louis Paguenaud representing a seascape with lighthouse and beacons along the coast, signed lower left. Size of the painting alone without frame 14x22.5cm and 21x29cm including frame. This is therefore a new work by Jean-Louis Paguenaud who paints here a seascape along the coast where we see a lighthouse, a beacon and a semaphore on the coast; I have not yet identified the place, but with all these elements we should be able to identify the place, even if Paguenaud has practically traveled around the world by boat. As usual, he takes particular care with his drawing, admirably rendering the sea thanks to his delicate touch and his most subtle palette. Jean-Louis Paguenaud, pseudonym of Jean-Philippe Paguenaud, born June 30, 1876 in Coussac-Bonneval (Haute-Vienne), and died May 31, 1952 in Limoges (Haute-Vienne), is a French painter. Jean-Philippe Paguenaud lived in Algiers for part of his childhood and discovered the sea there, before his father, a gendarme, was transferred to Limoges. There, he attended the school of decorative arts while working as a painter in a porcelain factory. He then studied with William Bouguereau and then joined the navy. He brought back gouaches and drawings from his travels, which he exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants in 1905. In 1914, his brother Joseph-Louis died in combat. To honor his memory, he decided to sign his works by adopting one of his brother's first names. In 1922, he was accepted into the competition for official painter of the Navy and Air Force. He lived for a time on a barge in Paris, then returned to settle in Limoges where he died in 1952. He painted a large number of naval conflicts during the two world wars. His works are preserved in Paris at the Musée de la Marine and in Bordeaux at the École de Santé Navale and of course in Limoges. This painting is in perfect condition, delivered in a typical old frame from the 1950s. Work guaranteed authentic