Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960) | Le Pacifique Mysterieux. Mers Du Sud (The Mysterious Pacific) | Showa period, 20th century
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November 18, 02:57 PM GMT
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6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Paul Jacoulet (1902-1960)
Le Pacifique Mysterieux. Mers Du Sud (The Mysterious Pacific)
Showa period, 20th century
woodblock print, embellished with silver mica, signed in pencil Jacoulet, and with artist's peach-shaped seal Jaku, watermark to the lower left margin with artist's monogram PJ and with artist's name in Japanese Jakurei, titled to the lower right corner as above, and with printer's and carver's mark Uchikawa Matashiro suri, Maeda Kentaro to (printed by Uchikawa Matashiro, carved by Maeda Kentaro), the reverse with red limited edition seal numbered 114/350, privately published circa 1951
47.3 x 36.2 cm., 18⅝ x 14¼ in.
After resigning from his position as an interpreter at the French embassy in Tokyo in 1920, Jacoulet pursued an artistic career through the medium of woodblock printing. He travelled extensively to the South Seas, which became a major source of inspiration for much of his work. Jacoulet always acted as his own publisher, exercising a high degree of control over the printing process and personally supervised the pulling of every print - only prints for which he had subscription orders were printed.
Jacoulet became a favourite among leading figures such as Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), General Douglas MacArthur (1880 – 5 April 1964), Pope Pius XII (1876-1958), Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) and Greta Garbo (1905-1990).