Jean Lefeuvre (1882-1974) Entrance To The Port Of Cassis

The Port of Cassis at the start of the 20th century. A nice historical document produced in watercolor by Jean Lefeuvre, an artist born in 1882 in Saint Germain Le Guillaume but who, like many others in his time, was seduced by this beautiful village. The work in excellent condition is offered in a simple golden frame which measures 47 cm by 66.5 cm and 34.5 cm by 54 cm at sight for the painting alone. It represents a bird's eye view of the entrance to the port of Cassis, where you can see the old lighthouse, demolished by the Germans in 1944, and a cargo ship which came to collect its goods, cement or the famous Pierre de Cassis. A cheerful and colorful watercolor, a nice testimony to a bygone era. After receiving lessons from Tony Robert-Fleury and Jules Lefebvre at the Académie Julian, he entered the Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1901, where several of his works are preserved. He follows the courses of Joseph Blanc, among others. He won the Prix de Rome in 1908 and undertook a stay at the Villa Medici. Thereafter, he taught in this school until 1947. He specialized in the execution of landscapes, favored watercolors and exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants. In 1914, he won the gold medal at the Salon des artistes français; later, he received the silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of 1937. He executed large decorative panels for the steamers of the Compagnie des Couriers Maritimes. In the 1950s and 1960s, Jean Lefeuvre received orders from the Monetary Institute for several banknote projects. We owe him, among other things, the executive drawings of the 5,000 Francs Henri IV, 10 Francs Voltaire, 100 Francs Corneille and 500 Francs Molière. Jean Lefeuvre was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor.