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Jean PoulainLioness in the Savannah by Jean Poulain1940
1940
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Jean Poulain 1884-1967
Jean Poulain was born in 1884 in Katanga (formerly Belgian Congo). The self-taught artist from an early age, he will be in search of all the emotions and beauty of Africa. His love and passion for drawing are amazing. In 1904, he decided to leave the family nucleus to jump and experienced the wonders of Africa. He will explore and all the territory of Congo, which is still at the time the property of King Leopold II of Belgium.
In 1912 he participated in the discovery of the African continent.
It is, then, the explosion of his life. He became a bulimic observer, every nook and cranny is sketched and sketched.
From 1920, he turns to a painter and especially as an animal painter. He hands, then with his wife in search of large savannah animals capturing them in their closest attitudes of reality. They travel vast African countries together as Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Ethiopia, South Africa, and many other countries.
Through these travels and through his curiosity and his humanism, he will meet with tribes and secret clans. However, with great humanity, he prefers silence locations of these sites in order to preserve their civilization.
Many drawings and sketches are following all these trips from which he tries to bring out the animal world and, moreover, the tribal world of Africa.
Fusain framed under glass in a black frame
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- Creation Year:1940
- Dimensions:Height: 31.11 in (79 cm)Width: 41.74 in (106 cm)Depth: 2.37 in (6 cm)
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- Condition:Fusain on paper with black under glass frame.
- Gallery Location:Pasadena, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: poulain1stDibs: LU40633481531
Jean Poulain
Jean Poulain was born in 1884 in Katanga, former Belgian Congo. A self-taught artist from an early age, he was in search of all the emotions and beauty of Africa. His love and passion for drawing were amazing. In 1904, he decided to leave the family nucleus to jump and experience the wonders of Africa. He went on to explore the territory of Congo, which was then under the rule of King Leopold II of Belgium. In 1912, he participated in the discovery of the African continent. He became a bulimic observer, sketching every nook and cranny. In 1920, he turned a painter, focussed only on animals. He had by then with his wife embarked on a search of large Savannah animals capturing them in their closest attitudes of reality. They traveled across Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Ethiopia, South Africa and many other countries. These travels, his curiosity and humanism helped him meet tribesmen and their secret clans. However, with great humanity, he preferred silence about the locations of these sites in order to preserve their civilization. Many drawings and sketches followed these trips from which he tried to bring out the animal world and, moreover, the tribal world of Africa.
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