Superb Gouache Signed Léon Haffner Official Painter Of The Navy Regate Sailboat

Beautiful gouache by the painter Léon Haffner (1881-1972).

It is in perfect condition, the colors are very beautiful, fresh.
The gouache is numbered. 

Protected under glass, it is sold with its wooden frame.

Dimensions with frame: 48 x 36 cm
Dimensions at sight: 44 x 32

Léon Haffner was born on December 4, 1881 in Paris in a bourgeois milieu. After secondary scientific studies, his choices are oriented towards drawing.
A rich and varied career followed. It illustrates a large number of magazines, Le Bulletin, Le journal de la marine, Le Yacht Club de France, Le Grand Larousse ... His illustrations will also delight passionate readers of the novelist of the sea Paul Chack. Throughout his life Haffner multiplied his collaborations with numerous magazines, the French Maritime League, many associations. This efficiency and hard work earned him numerous awards, including his appointment as official painter of the navy in 1918.
He was a member of the Marine painters from 1918, when he was posted to the French Maritime League.
He was the friend of many personalities of the sea: Marin Marie, Jean Charcot, Virginie Hériot .
His works have been exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris , and in 1991 and 1993 at the Katia Granoff gallery in Honfleur.
The practice of sailing, at the beginning of the 20th century, is a leisure reserved for a limited clientele. Léon Haffner is a pioneer and he highlights all the poetry of yachting competitions.
His work is a source of documentation of unique quality and precision. This knowledge, he acquired in contact with these racing yachts, and of course while sailing.
Thus Léon Haffner crossed the twentieth century by marking with his art and talents the national navy, merchant, fishing and yachting.

Museums: Paris, Musée de la Marine

The photos are taken in the light.
Shipping at cost of the buyer.
Neat packaging.