JACQUES COQUILLAY (Born 1935) Naval painter Seated female nude Sanguine Dedicated lower left Signed lower right: Coquillay Height: 35.5 cm - Width: 25.5 cm on view He studied sculpture at the École des Beaux Arts in Tours, obtaining his national sculpture diploma in 1958. He studied in Marcel Gimond's studio at the École des Beaux-Arts de Paris, graduating with honors in 1960. On Gimond's death, he joined the studio of Hubert Yencesse and Raymond Corbin. At the Prix de Rome jury, he met Jean Carton, Raymond Martin and Georges Hilbert, with whom he became close friends. With Belmondo's help, he formed a group of young sculptors and held several group exhibitions. In 1976, he met Dunoyer de Segonzac, who encouraged him and bought his first bronzes. He was appointed official painter of the French Navy in 1995, and titular painter in 2005.