Jean Poulain 1884-1967 Jean Poulain was born in 1884 in Katanga (formerly Belgian Congo). The self-taught artist from an early age, he will be in search of all the emotions and beauty of Africa. His love and passion for drawing are amazing. In 1904, he decided to leave the family nucleus to jump and experienced the wonders of Africa. He will explore and all the territory of Congo, which is still at the time the property of King Leopold II of Belgium. In 1912 he participated in the discovery of the African continent. It is, then, the explosion of his life. He became a bulimic observer, every nook and cranny is sketched and sketched. From 1920, he turns to a painter and especially as an animal painter. He hands, then with his wife in search of large savannah animals capturing them in their closest attitudes of reality. They travel vast African countries together as Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Ethiopia, South Africa, and many other countries. Through these travels and through his curiosity and his humanism, he will meet with tribes and secret clans. However, with great humanity, he prefers silence locations of these sites in order to preserve their civilization. Many drawings and sketches are following all these trips from which he tries to bring out the animal world and, moreover, the tribal world of Africa. Fusain framed under glass in a black frame
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ArtistJean Poulain
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Creation Year1940
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DimensionsHeight: 31.11 in. (79 cm)Width: 41.74 in. (106 cm)Depth: 2.37 in. (6 cm)
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MediumCarbon Pencil
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Period1940-1949
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Condition
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Fusain on paper with black under glass frame.
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Gallery LocationPasadena, CA
