Tahiti, French Polynesia
1950s
Charcoal on paper, wood frame
Image: 12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm); framed: 22 × 18 in. (55.9 × 45.7 cm)
Provenance: Gilles Artur, Director, Musée Gauguin, Tahiti
Jacques Boullaire (1893–1972) was a French artist who spent extended periods in Tahiti during the late 1940s and early 1950s, producing drawings and prints that documented Tahitian people in their daily surroundings. This charcoal study depicts a seated young male figure from behind, rendered with assured contour and tonal modeling on warm-toned paper. The work is signed lower right and dates to Boullaire's most productive Tahitian period, following his return to the island in 1949.
The figure is shown cross-legged, turning slightly to one side, with the musculature and posture captured through confident, economical line. Boullaire's draftsmanship reflects his training in Montmartre printmaking circles alongside contemporaries including Stanley William Hayter, and his facility with charcoal is evident in the gradation from highlight to shadow across the back and arms. The provenance from Gilles Artur, longtime director of the Musée Gauguin in Papeete, places this work within a circle of direct engagement with Boullaire's Tahitian output.
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Tahiti, French Polynesia
1950s
Charcoal on paper, wood frame
Image: 12 × 10 in. (30.5 × 25.4 cm); framed: 22 × 18 in. (55.9 × 45.7 cm)
Provenance: Gilles Artur, Director, Musée Gauguin, Tahiti
Jacques Boullaire (1893–1972) was a French artist who spent extended periods in Tahiti during the late 1940s and early 1950s, producing drawings and prints that documented Tahitian people in their daily surroundings. This charcoal study depicts a seated young male figure from behind, rendered with assured contour and tonal modeling on warm-toned paper. The work is signed lower right and dates to Boullaire's most productive Tahitian period, following his return to the island in 1949.
The figure is shown cross-legged, turning slightly to one side, with the musculature and posture captured through confident, economical line. Boullaire's draftsmanship reflects his training in Montmartre printmaking circles alongside contemporaries including Stanley William Hayter, and his facility with charcoal is evident in the gradation from highlight to shadow across the back and arms. The provenance from Gilles Artur, longtime director of the Musée Gauguin in Papeete, places this work within a circle of direct engagement with Boullaire's Tahitian output.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
