Vainio, Jyrki :: Jean-Claude Mezieres

Mezieres, illustration for stamps, 2003

Artist: Jean-Claude Mezieres (All)

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Mezieres, illustration for stamps, 2003 Comic Art

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Title:	Mezieres, illustration for stamps, 2003
Artist:	Jean-Claude Mezieres (All)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	671
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	11/3/2017
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Description

Original illustration for a sheet of stamps for TAAF, French Southern and Antarctic Lands (French Antarctica).

French explorers sailed south dreaming of finding rich new lands to colonize. What would have classical paintings on the topic looked like, had the places they found been less hostile and more like they had hoped?

I saw Jean-Claude Mezieres working on this drawing when I visited his studio in the summer of 2002. Fifteen years later I asked him if I could buy the piece as a wedding gift for my wife-to-be. And he sent it as a gift for both of us, saying I owed him a bottle of something nice when we next met! Who could ask for a better deal than that.

My wife is a clothing designer, so this piece matched our union perfectly: referencing history of fashion, art collecting, and portraits of couples.

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About the Owner

	Jyrki Vainio
Joined:	October 2005
Last Login:	September 2025
Ebay Id:	jyrki_vainio
Website:	http://www.jyrkivainio.com/
Country:	FINLAND
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Monty B
Member Since 2006

Posted on 11/3/2017

Congrats on your upcoming wedding and on this wonderful piece...

Aaron N.
Member Since 2009

Posted on 11/3/2017

Marvelous piece in it's own right, and especially lovely as a wedding gift. Congratulations!

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