Paul Jacoulet is renowned for his stunningly intricate designs, his eloquently romantic subjects and his complex printing techniques. In Jacoulet’s best work, images of the most extravagantly aristocratic exoticism stand beside spare studies of the very poor. This balance of sentiment and objectivity, spiced by imagination, is the life work of an eccentric and passionate artist who was influenced by both the East and West, yet stands firmly and defiantly outside of both traditions.
Hand-bound booklet with first printing of woodblock surimono of Les Jades: Mandchoukuo.
Medium: woodblock Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1957 Edition: First printing Publisher: Foreign Affairs Association of Japan Condition: Lacking two other woodblock prints that typically accompany the booklet.
#53964
Medium: Album of 20 miniature color woodblock prints. Each card attached to a sheet with the message "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year" Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 4 inches (Each image) 6 3/8 x 4 1/2 inches (Each sheet) Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960
#53963
Paul Jacoulet
Le Fils qui Vient de Perdre son Père, Corée-Séoul (The Son Who Just Lost His Father. Seoul, Korea)
Medium: Color woodblock Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches (Blocks) 19 x 14 1/8 inches (Sheet) Signature: Signed. Ivy seal Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: July 1952 Reference: Miles 128 Printer: Onodera, Carver: Maeda Condition: Faintly toned at margin edges.
#52455
Medium: Color woodblock Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 11 7/8 (blocks) 18 3/4 x 14 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed. Owl seal Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: November 1950 Reference: Miles 110 Printer: Uchikawa, Onodera, Ogawa. Carver: Maeda
#52449
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches Signature: Signed. Butterfly seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1940 Edition: 306/350 Reference: Miles 68 Printer: Maeda / Ogawa Condition: Some mild staining along top edge of sheet, away from image. Some tape residue along all edges of sheet verso, does not show through to the front.
#47066
Paul Jacoulet
Trois Coreens, Séoul, Corée (Three Koreans, Soeul, Korea)
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches Signature: Signed. Mandarin duck seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1936 Edition: 329/350 Reference: Miles 33 Printer: Maeda / Fuji Condition: Some mild toning, color very rich and strong.
#47073
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 inches Signature: Signed. Good Luck Hammer seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1936 Edition: 69/350 Reference: Miles 35 Printer: Maeda / Honda Condition: Faded. Some mild toning verso.
#46840
Paul Jacoulet
Les Vieux Manuscrits. Corée Séoul. (The Old Writings. Soeul, Korea.)
Medium: Color woodblock Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 11 7/8 inches (image) 18 1/2 x 14 1/4 inches (sheet) Signature: Signed. Butterfly seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1940 Edition: 49/350 Reference: Miles 66 Condition: Mat line. Tape residue verso, slightly toned. Slight staining in the top left margin. Watermark bottom left margin.
#51417
Paul Jacoulet
Le Repas des Mendiants, Seoul, Coree (The Beggar's Meal, Seoul, Korea)
Medium: Color woodblock Dimensions: 11 7/8 x 15 3/8 inches Signature: Tea Jar seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1938 Reference: Miles 51 Printer: Carver: Maeda
#49083
Paul Jacoulet
Le Maitre Potier. Corée. (The Master Potter. Korea.)
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 inches Signature: Signed. Butterfly seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1940 Edition: 118/350; fewer than 150 impressions printed from this edition. Reference: Miles 69 Printer: Maeda / Hinda Condition: Original paper folder and accompanies the work. Some minor toning at edges of sheet, colors rich and strong.
#48017
Paul Jacoulet
Le Fils Qui Vient de Perdre son Père, Corée-Séoul (The Son Who Just Lost His Father. Seoul, Korea)
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 inches Signature: Signed. Ivy seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1952 Edition: 114/350 Reference: Miles 121 Printer: Maeda / Onodera
The proceeds from this print went to the dowry of the crippled daughter of printer Yoshiro Onodera. Jacoulet noticed this hunchbacked man in Hokkaido and posed him in front of the mountains of northern Japan.
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 inches Signature: Signed in pencil. Peach seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1947 Edition: 336/350 Reference: Miles 93 Printer: Maeda / Honda Condition: Toned.
#46846
Paul Jacoulet
La Pipe À Eau. Chinoise. (The Water Pipe. Chinese.)
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 inches Signature: Signed in pencil. Peach seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1952 Edition: Elaborate red PJ stamp verso; regular edition of 350, fewer than 125 printed. Reference: Miles 126 Printer: Maeda / Onodera Condition: Original paper folder accompanies the work.
#48020
Paul Jacoulet
La Peche Miraculeuse Izu Japon (The Miraculous Catch. Izu, Japan)
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 inches Signature: Signed in pencil. Tea Jar seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1938 Edition: 315/350 Reference: Miles 49 Printer: Maeda / Ogawa Condition: Some toning, esp. verso.
#46839
Paul Jacoulet
L'Homme Qui Ecrit. Chinois. (The Writer. Chinese.)
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 12 inches Signature: Signed in pencil. Peony seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1953 Edition: Simple red PJ stamp verso. Reference: Miles 128 Printer: Maeda / Onodera Condition: Some toning verso.
#46829
Paul Jacoulet
L'Etoile de Cobi, Mongole (The Star of the Gobi, Mongolia)
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 15 1/2 x 11 3/4 inches Signature: Signed in pencil. Peony seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1956 Edition: Elaborate red PJ stamp verso; regular edition of 350, fewer than 50 printed. Reference: Miles 145 Printer: Maeda / Honda Condition: Original paper folder accompanies the work. Lightly toned in margins and verso, colors brilliant and rich.
#48015
Medium: Color woodblock on PJ watermarked paper Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches Signature: Signed in pencil. Tea Jar seal. Artist details: French, 1902 - 1960 Date finished: 1937 Edition: Elaborate red PJ stamp verso; regular editions of 150 and 350, fewer than 325 printed overall. Reference: Miles 45 Printer: Maeda / Honda Condition: Original paper folder accompanies the work. Lightly toned in margins and verso, colors brilliant and rich.
#48014