Louis TINAYRE (1861-1942) - Lot 39

Louis TINAYRE (1861-1942) - CHINCHINA Pavilion at the 1900 World's Fair - Pen and ink drawing and wash. Pen drawing and ink wash 25 x 32 cm. The EU marked a decisive turning point in the artist's career. His dioramas and views of exotic countries in watercolors, drawings and photographs won him the admiration of a prestigious visitor: Prince Albert I of Monaco. The following year, Tinayre accompanied the Prince on his hunts, painting scenes and landscapes of North Africa, Russia, the Far West (Wyoming) and the North Pole. Louis Tinayre became the official painter of the prince's scientific expeditions, and left his name to a glacier. Provenance: artist's family (inset)