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Jean Rigaud (1912-1999)
Le départ de New-york
Oil on canvas signed lower left, titled and dated 1986 on the back.
Size: 38 x 55 cm
Size with frame: 55 x 72 cm
This is a rare work in the artist's output, as he visited New York only once in his career. He embarked in Brest with naval painters André Hambourg and François Bellec on the helicopter carrier Jeanne D'arc. Heading for New York on the "Statue of Liberty mission" to represent the French Navy at the monument's centenary.
From November 18 to December 6, 1986, he exhibited his New York works at the Galerie des Orfèvres in Paris. Our work was most probably part of this exhibition. A small-format canvas that arrived in New York also exists.
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