Jacques BOULLAIRE (1893-1976).
"Te Pape, Teahupo". 
Etching signed lower right, titled, located "Tahiti" and numbered 42/50 lower left (foxing).
Height 19 cm - Width 28 cm

Jacques Boullaire, brother-in-law of industrialist Louis Renault, began engraving in 1926 and illustrated numerous books. He developed a passion for Tahiti, the island from which his wife came. Subsequently appointed official painter to the French Navy in 1959, his work was the subject of a retrospective at the Musée de la Marine in 1973.
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Jacques BOULLAIRE (1893-1976). "Te Pape, Teahupo". Etching signed lower right, titled, located "Tahiti" and numbered 42/50 lower left (foxing). Height 19 cm - Width 28 cm Jacques Boullaire, brother-in-law of industrialist Louis Renault, began engraving in 1926 and illustrated numerous books. He developed a passion for Tahiti, the island from which his wife came. Subsequently appointed official painter to the French Navy in 1959, his work was the subject of a retrospective at the Musée de la Marine in 1973.

Estimate
€300 - €400
Result
€470
Buyer's premium
28.8%
Jacques BOULLAIRE (1893-1976). "Te Pape, Teahupo". Etching signed lower right, titled, located "Tahiti" and numbered 42/50 lower left (foxing). Height 19 cm - Width 28 cm Jacques Boullaire, brother-in-law of industrialist Louis Renault, began engraving in 1926 and illustrated numerous books. He developed a passion for Tahiti, the island from which his wife came. Subsequently appointed official painter to the French Navy in 1959, his work was the subject of a retrospective at the Musée de la Marine in 1973.
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