Jean RIGAUD (1912-1999). View of Venice, 1996. Charcoal, pencil and watercolor, signed, located and dated lower left. Sight size: Height 22 cm - Width 29 cm Note: An avid traveler, particularly to Venice, where he was particularly fond of, he was appointed painter to the French Navy on January 1, 1956, then titular painter on June 1, 1979. His entire body of work is devoted to landscapes, and specifically to maritime views. His signature is followed by an anchor, indicating his status as Peintre de la Marine. Each year, Jean Rigaud exhibited a work at most of the major Parisian salons, notably that of the Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, of whose committee he was a member. He also exhibited regularly at the Salon "Comparaisons" in Maurice Boitel's group. He exhibited in numerous galleries, including Paul Durand-Ruel and Galerie Carré in Brie-Comte-Robert. A major retrospective exhibition of his work at the Musée National de la Marine was organized in 1998.