CHRISTIANE ROSSET (1937-) Marine painter Morsatt (?) low tide Pastel Signed lower right: Ch. Rosset Height: 28.5 cm - Width: 28.5 cm (view) Appointed official painter of the French Navy in 1995, she was the first woman to receive this distinction, created by Richelieu, and from then on was able to embark on any Royal ship, share in the daily life of sailors and discover distant seas and lands. She cruised the English Channel, the coasts of Tunisia and Morocco, Madeira and the Kerguelen Islands. On her return, she locked herself away in her studio in Saint-Cloud, spread out the hundreds of sketches and sketches she had brought back in her luggage, and picked up her brushes. For her, the status of naval painter offered a unique opportunity to "enrich her palette with new forms, colors and impressions".