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Paul Jacoulet
Le Mandarin aux Lunettes
c. 1950

Name: Le Mandarin aux Lunettes
Brand: Paul Jacoulet
Rating: 4.9 (44 reviews)

Price:$580

About the Item

Paul Jacoulet (1896–1960) was a French artist known for a style that mixed the traditional ukiyo-e style and techniques developed by the artist himself. Jacoulet was born in Paris in 1896 and lived in Japan for most of his life. During World War II, he moved to Karuizawa, where he survived in the countryside by growing vegetables and raising poultry. During the occupation, at the request of General Douglas MacArthur, he was recruited by Commandant Charles McDowell to work at the Tokyo Army College. Jacoulet is considered one of the few western artists to have mastered the art of woodblock printing to be recognized in Japan. His works are mostly of people, either portraits or full body images capturing some background details. He has had a number of exhibits in the years since his death including two at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena (1983 and 1990), the Yokohama Art Museum (1996 and 2003), the Riccar Museum in Tokyo (1982), and the Isla Center for the Arts on Guam (1992 and 2006). Two complete catalogues of his woodblock prints exist (one in English and one in Japanese) as well as exhibition books and posters from all his exhibits. The earliest book about him was written during his lifetime (Wells, 1957) and includes the original prices for which he sold his work at that time. Many prints are very rare because all Jacoulet’s pre-World War II work that had not already been taken out of the country by collectors was destroyed by fire. Jacoulet was a true renaissance man, French born, raised in Japan, expert in Kabuki, proficient on traditional Japanese musical instruments, expert calligrapher, conversant in several languages, and a recognized butterfly collector. Jacoulet's works are also interesting to anthropologists, his subject matter was indigenous people in their traditional dress. Today his work is often used as a basis for reconstructing, for example, what Ainu traditional dress looked like by the Ainu themselves in their quest to reconnect with their cultural roots. Some of the subjects who posed for Jacoulet are still alive and are currently being interviewed by Professor Donald Rubenstein, in Guam, to learn more about his artistic process.

Creator:
Paul Jacoulet (1902 - 1960, French)
Creation Year:
c. 1950
Dimensions:
Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Width: 12.75 in (32.39 cm)
Medium:
Lithograph
Movement Style:
Modern
Period:
1950-1959
Condition:
Gallery Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU5182491813

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