Bidspirit auction | Émile Jean Jules (Jef) Friboulet

Émile Jean Jules (Jef) Friboulet (1919 - 2003) France - Jef Friboulet (1919 - 2003) was active/lived in France , Oil / Canvas, Signed and Titled , measures 9” x 13” Émile Jean Jules Friboulet was born on November 11, 1919 in Fécamp, Normandy, France, the third of four children from the marriage of Albert Friboulet, a sailor-fisherman in Newfoundland, and Eugénie Monnier, a post mistress. She was hospitalized just after her birth and, as his father left for Newfoundland for long periods, he spent nearly three years at the orphanage of fishermen in Fécamp with his three sisters.Friboulet was a student successively of the Institution Saint-Joseph de Fécamp - thanks to the financial assistance of André-Pierre Le Grand, director of the Benedictine palace, then of the communal school of the port, He developed a passion for drawing from a very young age, obtained his primary school certificate on June 16, 1931 and immediately entered working life: he was successively a grocery boy, port employee, registration clerk, employee in a garage and employee of a transport company while continuing to practice his first love, drawingAfter living all his life in Fécamp, he moved to Yport, a remote and isolated village where he found peace. He had an extensive personal collection consisting of paintings, watercolours, drawings and lithographs signed in particular by Pierre Ambrogiani, Andrée Bordeaux-Le Pecq, Philippe Cara Costea, Jean Cluseau-Lanauve, Raymond Guerrier, Isis Kischka, René Margotton, Alain Mongrenier, Marcel Mouly or Michel Rodde, often accompanied by a dedication that states a deep friendship or complicity between fellow artists.. He painted until the end of his life, May 13, 2003. Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.