Jacques Boeri (1929-2004) - Déesse mythologique

Jacques Boeri (1929–2004)
Mythological goddess
Original watercolor painting by artist Jacques BOÉRI, uniquely and originally customizing the interiors of art enthusiasts.
Watercolor on cardboard paper.
92 cm by 74 cm
Small tear in the paper at the bottom left visible in the photo.
Jacques BOÉRI was born in ASNIÈRES in 1929 in a house on Émile Zola Street that adjoined the one where he would later live, which would serve as his studio until the end of his days.
It was in a theater decoration workshop that he learned to paint, while also attending Art History classes at the École du Louvre.
Immediately after this training, he decided to dedicate his life to painting.
Driven by a thirst for discovery, curiosity, a desire to enrich himself with other cultures, and a need to reconnect with the painting techniques of the old masters, he embarked on a journey around the world. He began in Northern Europe to immerse himself in the techniques of Rembrandt and Vermeer.
In 1953, he met Nadine Véfour on a beach in Antibes. She was sixteen, finishing her studies at high school. They fell strangely in love and became inseparable. This rather ordinary encounter changed the lives of both.
She abandoned her piano studies she had undertaken to dedicate herself to painting as well. She followed him into the halls of the Louvre to copy the old masters.
They got married two years later.
Jacques shared with Nadine his thirst to explore the world. They set out for North Cape, Algeria, Afghanistan, and Central America. They were captivated by the latter destination.
In the 1960s-1970s, he joined the Société des Artistes Français.
In 1970, during a collective exhibition of the French Artists in New York, he was spotted by the Jean Mary gallery, which was located on Third Avenue at the time.
Immediately, she displayed it on her wall mounts. The success was immediate. Jean Mary would become her reference gallery.
Every year, the art dealer visited the workshop in Asnières to buy artworks that he exhibited in New York.