Jean-Théobald Jacus (1924-2021) - Vannes






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Vannes is an original 1989 aquarelle by Jean-Théobald Jacus (France), signed by hand, 29.7 × 21 cm, from the 1980–1990 Contemporain period.
Description from the seller
Jean-Théobald Jacus (1924-2021)
Vannes, 1989
Watercolour, black gouache/crayon and graphite
Signed and dated at the bottom right, handwritten dedication at the top left: “To Yves Guérin”; titled and dated “VANNES 89” at the bottom center
Dimensions :
Sheet: 29.7 × 21 cm (11.6 × 8.2 in.)
Condition: good overall. Beards preserved on the right edge. Not framed.
Provenance: Yves Guérin’s Guestbook, 1963–2006
Yves Guérin ran the Palais de la Méditerranée in Nice, then the Casino de Dinard, before partnering with the exhibitions of the Espace Blanche de Castille in Poissy; from 1963 to 2006 he assembled in a single album some sixty original works drawn and dedicated by the artists he hosted.
Description: Trained at the Beaux-Arts in Reims and then in Paris, Jacus was certified as a Painter of the Air and Space in 1986 and became a full member in 1992. He belongs to the group of official painters—the Air and the Navy—well represented in the album. Second work by his hand here, this Breton subject is not listed in the handwritten index.
Seller's Story
Jean-Théobald Jacus (1924-2021)
Vannes, 1989
Watercolour, black gouache/crayon and graphite
Signed and dated at the bottom right, handwritten dedication at the top left: “To Yves Guérin”; titled and dated “VANNES 89” at the bottom center
Dimensions :
Sheet: 29.7 × 21 cm (11.6 × 8.2 in.)
Condition: good overall. Beards preserved on the right edge. Not framed.
Provenance: Yves Guérin’s Guestbook, 1963–2006
Yves Guérin ran the Palais de la Méditerranée in Nice, then the Casino de Dinard, before partnering with the exhibitions of the Espace Blanche de Castille in Poissy; from 1963 to 2006 he assembled in a single album some sixty original works drawn and dedicated by the artists he hosted.
Description: Trained at the Beaux-Arts in Reims and then in Paris, Jacus was certified as a Painter of the Air and Space in 1986 and became a full member in 1992. He belongs to the group of official painters—the Air and the Navy—well represented in the album. Second work by his hand here, this Breton subject is not listed in the handwritten index.
