JACQUES ROHAUT (Born 1950) Naval painter View of Port de la Meule, Ile d'Yeu Charcoal Located, dedicated and dated lower left: Juillet 2011 Signed lower right: Rohaut Height 45.5 cm - Width 61.5 cm A student of Philippe Lejeune, he was a member of the École d'Étampes. He was first appointed Peintre Officiel de l'Air et de l'Espace in 1996, then Peintre Officiel des Armées in 2000 and finally Peintre Officiel de la Marine in 2010. Today, he continues to work with "live models" in his studio. Many of the artist's works are held in private collections in France and abroad, as well as in public collections, notably the Musée de l'Air at Le Bourget and the Bibliothèque de l'Ordre des Avocats at the Palais de Justice in Paris.