The Flora
Roger Chapelet (Versailles 1903 - Montpon-Ménésterol 1995)
Lot-No. 566
Proceeds : 7.600 €
Oil/canvasa. 54 x 80 cm. Lo. le. sign. Roger Chapelet. Min. retouchings. - French marine painter. C. initially worked in the marine ministry. In 1927 he began to paint, in 1936 he was appointed official marine painter. During WW II and thereafter he accompagnied numerous operations of the French marine. Mus.: Bremerhaven (Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum), Hamburg (Collection Tamm), Paris (Marine Mus.), Washington a. others. Lit.: AKL, Vollmer.
Roger Chapelet: The Flora
Roger Chapelet (Versailles 1903 - Montpon-Ménésterol 1995)
The Flora
Lot-No. 566
Proceeds : 7.600 €
Oil/canvasa. 54 x 80 cm. Lo. le. sign. Roger Chapelet. Min. retouchings. - French marine painter. C. initially worked in the marine ministry. In 1927 he began to paint, in 1936 he was appointed official marine painter. During WW II and thereafter he accompagnied numerous operations of the French marine. Mus.: Bremerhaven (Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum), Hamburg (Collection Tamm), Paris (Marine Mus.), Washington a. others. Lit.: AKL, Vollmer.
