Claude Le Baube
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Claude Le Baube was a painter and sea captain. His works consist mostly of landscapes painted on location, of realistic historical naval scenes very precisely detailed and brushed by his ambidextrous hands, and of still-lives blended with eccentric imagery. His oeuvre is a reflection of his knowledge of the maritime world, his numerous travels, his interest in and taste for distinctly drawn landscapes, and a consequence of an overflowing imagination that made him a phenomenal story teller animated by nostalgia—at times even by a certain anguish.
Born into a family of artists (he was the maternal grandson of two recognized painters Hortense Dury-Vasselon Grand Prix de Rome and Marius Vasselon
, and the paternal grandson of Victor Le Baube, painter/sculptor), he began to draw at a very early age (his parents Marthe Vasselon and Robert Le Baube were themselves exceptional at drawing). The novels of Jules Verne
(and the illustrations contained in the Hetzel book collection) left a profound mark on him in his childhood, and as a result they would be a longstanding source of inspiration. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Le Baube was the father of the photographer Guy le Baube
and the uncle of the painter Guillaume Le Baube.
Born into a family of artists (he was the maternal grandson of two recognized painters Hortense Dury-Vasselon Grand Prix de Rome and Marius Vasselon
Marius Vasselon
Marius Vasselon was a French painter. He was the son of the painter Edouard Vasselon and the brother of the painter Alice Vasselon. He would have been educated under Leon Bonnat and Dessurgey. His works consists mostly of landscapes painted on location, still lifes, murals, nudes and portraits...
, and the paternal grandson of Victor Le Baube, painter/sculptor), he began to draw at a very early age (his parents Marthe Vasselon and Robert Le Baube were themselves exceptional at drawing). The novels of Jules Verne
Jules Verne
Jules Gabriel Verne was a French author who pioneered the science fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea , A Journey to the Center of the Earth , and Around the World in Eighty Days...
(and the illustrations contained in the Hetzel book collection) left a profound mark on him in his childhood, and as a result they would be a longstanding source of inspiration. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Le Baube was the father of the photographer Guy le Baube
Guy le Baube
Guy Le Baube is a Franco-American fashion and art photographer. He was born in France in 1944 and moved from Paris to New York in 1976. His work has appeared in magazines such as Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, and Marie Claire...
and the uncle of the painter Guillaume Le Baube.
Books and illustrations
- 1945: Watercolor illustrations of Aux Postes de combat by A. Truffert, relating the battles of the French Navy vessels of Free France.
- 1946: Illustrated the first and second covers of N° 22 of the "Marine Nationale" magazine.
- April 1947: Illustrated the first and second covers of N° 30 of the "Marine Nationale mer et outre-mer" magazine.
- 1978: Illustrated "Rayon vert au Cap Horn" by the solo navigator Loïck Fougeron, published by Pen Duick.
- 1981-1983: Illustrated '"Histoire de la Marine" published by Lavauzelle.
- 1982: Text and illustrations of a book on lighthouses (in the account of the sea cruises of the Paquet Cruisers Company).
- 1983: Illustrated the la cover of "les oubliés du bout du monde" The Journal of a sailor in IndochinaIndochinaThe Indochinese peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly southwest of China, and east of India. The name has its origins in the French, Indochine, as a combination of the names of "China" and "India", and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory...
from 1939 to 1946, Romé, Maritimes et d'outre-mer publications. Illustration in the magazine “ça m'intéresse,” oil painting related to the loss of the Sheffield. - 1984: illustrated the cover of "l'aventure héroïque des sous-marins français 1939-1945" (Heroic ventures of French Submarines) by Jean-Jacques Antier, Maritimes et d'outre-mer publications.
- 1985: illustrated "L'aigle des mers" (See Adler) by Felix von LucknerFelix von LucknerFelix Graf von Luckner was a German nobleman, navy officer, author and noted sailor who earned the epithet Der Seeteufel -- and his crew that of Die Piraten des Kaisers -- for his exploits in command of the sailing commerce raider SMS Seeadler in...
, published by Lavauzelle. Illustrated the cover of "Tonnerre sur la Corse" (Thunder on CorsicaCorsicaCorsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
) by Jean-Victor Angelini, maritime et d'outre-mer publications. - 1992: illustrated the cover of ”l'Histoire de la Marine”, tome 2 de la vapeur à l'atome" (from steam to nuclear) by Philippe Masson, Lavauzelle publishers.
- 2007: illustrated, with an double-paged oil painting, the article "une victoire oubliée, la bataille de Koh Chang" in "champs de bataille thématique" n°1, April 2007.
- June 2007: publication of six drawings, paintings, and aquarelles in Carré Voiles n°9, a quarterly magazine dedicated to sailing, to illustrate a biographical article dedicated to him. See: magazine website and the summary of the issue in question.
Exhibitions
- 1954, "la Palette du Tertre" Gallery, CasablancaCasablancaCasablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture...
, MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. - 1956, “Galerie du Vieux Port” MarseilleMarseilleMarseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
. - 1956, Grand Prix de “La Danse et de l’Opéra” the little flutist, Marseille
- 1957, “Galerie Nègre” Marseille.
- 1958, “Galerie Chardin” ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. - 1959, Grand Prix du Palais Royal, presided over by Jean CocteauJean CocteauJean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. His circle of associates, friends and lovers included Kenneth Anger, Pablo Picasso, Jean Hugo, Jean Marais, Henri Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Erik Satie, María...
. - 1960, Galerie Alain le Breton, Marseille. Prize for new painting, "Ville de Marseille".
- 1961, “Galerie le Breton”, Marseille.
- 1965, "Les amis des arts", Aix-en-ProvenceAix-en-ProvenceAix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
. - 1966, Avignon.
- 1970, “Galerie Aldebert”, BaselBaselBasel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
. - 1971, Galerie "le Moulin Autran", NyonsNyonsNyons is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-History:Nyons was settled in the 6th century BC as Nyrax by a Gallic tribe, probably the Segusiavi or the Sequani...
- 1972, Galerie "les Amis des Arts", Aix-en-Provence
- 1975, Honorary invitation to the salon Sauveterre du Gard
- 1976, “Galerie André Nègre”, Marseille.
- 1978, Two exhibitions aboard the liner Mermoz ; followed in November
- 1978, exhibited at the “Salon d'Automne” in Paris
- 1980, “Salon d'Automne”, Paris
- 1983, Galerie Grossi, Apt
- 1988, Galerie "le moulin Autran", Nyons
- 1989, Galerie"l'hôtel de Wicque", PezenasPézenasPézenas is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon, southern France. At the 1999 census, its population was 7443.-Name:...
. - 1990, Galerie “Feille”
- 1992, Honorary invitation to the Festival de Thonon
- 1995, Galerie"l'hôtel de Wicque”, Pezenas.
- 1997, Galerie Grossi, Apt
- 2000, Exhibition in TokyoTokyo, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. Among the sale, Tokyo Museum acquired one of them. - 2001, Exhibition in Pouzilhac ; exhibition at the Musée de Fréjus : first prize, for the Marines.
- 2002, Aix-en-Provence
- 2003, Musée de Fréjus ; galerie Grossi, Apt.
Past sales in galleries
- 7/11/1960 : Michel Boscher study, Paris Drouot : n°75, "le phare", 38 X 65 cm.
- 4/10/1998 : Vue de Singapour, circa 1940, aquarelle on paper, 42 X 60 cm.
- 28/10/2000, L'étude de Provence : "Cuirassés naviguant de nuit” oil on canvas, 33X46cm.
- 28/10/2000, L'étude de Provence : "Cuirassés naviguant de nuit” oil on canvas, 33X46cm.
- 2/07/2001, Auction commisionaire Neret-Minet : La corvette l'Aimable Marie devant le port de Gorée, circa 1950, oil on canvas, 64 X 100 cm
- 15/12/2001, Auction commisionaire Neret-Minet, "Le Suffren et le Leygues", oil on canvas, 50X73 cm (19 5/8x28 3/4 in).
- 14-7-2004 : Caravelles, aquarelle on paper, 48 X 70 cm. 19/3/2006 : African landscape painted on the bridge of a boat, oil on canvas, 34 X 46 cm.
- 20-8-2006 : Vaisseaux, aquarelle on paper, 44,2 X 27,9 cm.
- 9-12-06 : Le Soleil royal à la Hougue, oil on canvas, 60 X 81 cm. 20/9/2007, Tajan : "Trois mâts au mouillage", oil on canvas, 60X72 cm.
- 9-12-06 : "Vaisseaux de la compagnie des Indes au port Saint-Louis" - 50X73 cm. -
- 9-12-06, Auction commisionaire Leclere (Marseille - France)"La tour de Babel à marée basse" - huile sur toile (tableau crée en 2005 ?) - 55 X 46 cm.
- 24-06-07, Auction commisionaire Lesieur-Lebars, (Le Havre - France), "Trois mâts" - oil on pannel - 60 X 102 cm.
- 20-09-07, Auction commisionaire Tajan, "Trois mâts au mouillage - oil on canvas - 60 X 72 cm.
- 02-02-08 : "Trois mâts" - oil on canvas.
- 12-06-08 : "La plage du Pouliguen à contre-jour" - oil on canvas - 35x55 cm (13,8x21,7 in).
External links
- http://www.la-palmeraie.com/authentique/tableau.htm