Robert Poughéon

Eugène Robert Pougheon (Paris 1886-1955) studied under Jean-Paul Laurens and Albert Besnard at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and under Charles Lameire at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs. He was closely associated throughout his life not only with Jean Dupas, but also with other well known artists of the Bordeaux school - René Buthaud, Jean Gabriel Domergue, Raphael Delorme, Jean Despujols and Alfred Janniot. In 1914 Pougheon won the Prix de Rome and in 1927, he was awarded the silver medal at the Paris Salon, following this two years later with a gold medal. In 1935 he started teaching at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, was made director of the Villa Médicis in 1942 and later became curator of the Musée Jacquemart-André.

It was during his stay in Italy at the Villa Médicis after winning the Prix de Rome that Pougheon's work became more stylized and geometric, his nudes achieving a post-cubist sculptural monumentality akin to that of Tamara de Lempicka. While Lempicka's powerful women are often characterized by decorative references to technological advances of the era however, Pougheon's Amazones are more rooted in classical antecedents, his composition and landscape betraying the influence of Puvis de Chavannes. Like Dupas' women in Les perruches, Pougheon's Amazones are at the cutting edge of the Art Deco movement, their solidity and monumentality providing a firm contrast to the movement and transience of the natural world surrounding them.

Poughéon also illustrated books as well as providing artwork for banknotes in the French community. The images shown above are "Amazones", painted in 1926, and a plate from an edition of Goethe's Faust.

B201c face
B201c face
Algeria
B201c (
  • MK38b
  • P-106
) 500 Francs Bacchus and Ram
Roman Mosaic of Grape Harvesting
  • Printer: BdF
  • 5/22/1956
  • 159 x 82mm
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Moorish Woman's head in profile



B204a face
B204a face
Algeria
B204a (
  • MK51
  • P-110
) 10,000 Francs Seagulls and City of Algiers
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2/20/1957
  • 225 x 115mm
  • Sig 4

  • Watermark: Ram's Head



Algeria
B206a (
  • MK52
  • P-111
) 5NF/500 Francs Bacchus and Ram
Roman Mosaic of Grape Harvesting
  • 1956
  • 159 x 82mm

Algeria
B209a (
  • MK55
  • P-114
) 100NF/10,000 Francs Seagulls and City of Algiers
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1959
  • 225 x 115mm



Algeria
B145a (
  • MK39
  • P-117
) 500 Francs Vulture & Eagle, Sheepherder
  • 1958
  • 159 x 82mm
Algeria
B146a (
  • MK56
  • P-118
) 5 New Francs Bacchus and Ram
Roman Mosaic of Grape Harvesting
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1959
  • 159 x 82mm

Algeria
B149a (
  • MK59
  • P-121
) 100 New Francs Seagulls and City of Algiers
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1959-1961
  • 225 x 115mm



B301a face
B301a face
Algeria
B301a (
  • P-122a
) 5 Dinars Vulture & Eagle
Shepherd
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1/1/1964
  • 160 x 82mm
  • Sig 1

  • Watermark: Amir Abd el-Kader
B302a face
B302a face
Algeria
B302a (
  • P-123a
) 10 Dinars Storks
Algerians Weaving a Carpet
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1/1/1964
  • 182 x 93mm
  • Sig 1

  • Watermark: Amir Abd el-Kader
B303a face
B303a face
Algeria
B303a (
  • P-124a
) 50 Dinars Mountain Sheep
Camel Caravan
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1/1/1964
  • 207 x 109mm
  • Sig 1

  • Watermark: Amir Abd el-Kader
B103as face
B103as face
French Afars and Issas
B103as (
  • KM663
  • P-32s
) 1000 Francs Woman Holding Jug
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1974)
  • Specimen

  • Watermark: Woman's head

French Antilles
B102 (
  • K.702
  • P-2
) 10NF/1000 Francs Fishermen from the Antilles
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1961)
  • Sig 1

B103as2 face
B103as2 face
French Antilles
B103as2 (
  • P-3s
) 50NF/5000 Francs Woman with Fruit Bowl
Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1961)
  • Sig 1
  • Specimen

  • Watermark: Woman

B110b face
B110b face
French Antilles
B110b (
  • K.710b
  • P-10b
) 100 Francs Victor Schoelcher
Creole House - Museum of Joséphine de Beauharnais
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1964)
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: R: Woman with headdress

French Equatorial Africa
B412a (
  • LK537b
  • P-26
) 1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1971)
  • Sig 2

French Equatorial Africa
B413a (
  • LK538b
  • P-27
) 5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1971)
  • Sig 2

French Guiana
B409a (
  • K.227
  • P-25a
) 1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1947)
  • Sig 3

French Guiana
B410a (
  • K.229
  • P-26a
) 5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1952)
  • Sig 3

French Guiana
B411a (
  • K.228
  • P-27
) 1000 Francs Fishermen from the Antilles
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1956)
  • Sig 3

French Guiana
B412a (
  • K.230
  • P-28a
) 5000 Francs
Woman with Fruit Bowl; Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1956)
  • Sig 3

French Guiana
B416a (
  • K.234
  • P-31
) 10NF/1000 Francs Fishermen from the Antilles
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3

French Guiana
B415a (
  • K.233
  • P-32
) 10NF/1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3

French Guiana
B417a (
  • K.235
  • P-33
) 50NF/5000 Francs
Woman with Fruit Bowl; Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1961)
  • Sig 3

B131a face
B131a face
French Somaliland
B131a (
  • KM609
  • P-19
) 10 Francs Camel caravan
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1946)
  • Sig 9c

  • Watermark: Mercury

  • Chapon, A. SC
  • (B)
French Somaliland
B133a (
  • KM619
  • P-20
) 1000 Francs Woman Holding Jug
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1947)
  • Sig 9b
  • Series 2-8

French Somaliland
B304a (
  • KM660
  • P-28
) 1000 Francs Woman Holding Jug
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1952)
  • Series 4-60

Guadeloupe
B411a (
  • K.135
  • P-37
) 1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1946)

  • Watermark: Marianne

Guadeloupe
B412a (
  • K.137
  • P-38
) 5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1950-60)

  • Watermark: Marianne

Guadeloupe
B413a (
  • K.136
  • P-39
) 1000 Francs Fishermen from the Antilles
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1956)
  • Sig 3

Guadeloupe
B414a (
  • K.138
  • P-40
) 5000 Francs
Woman with Fruit Bowl; Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1956)
  • Sig 3

Guadeloupe
B417a (
  • K.141
  • P-43
) 10NF/1000 Francs Fishermen from the Antilles
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3

Guadeloupe
B418a (
  • K.142
  • P-44
) 50NF/5000 Francs
Woman with Fruit Bowl; Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3

Martinique
B411a (
  • K.340
  • P-33
) 1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1946)

Martinique
B412a (
  • K.342
  • P-34a
) 5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1952)

Martinique
B413a (
  • K.341
  • P-35
) 1000 Francs Fishermen from the Antilles
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1956)
  • Sig 3

Martinique
B414a (
  • K.343
  • P-36a
) 5000 Francs
Woman with Fruit Bowl; Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1956)
  • Sig 3

B417a face
B417a face
Martinique
B417a (
  • K.346
  • P-39
) 10NF/1000 Francs Fishermen from the Antilles
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3

  • Watermark: Head of Caribbean man

Martinique
B419a (
  • K.348
  • P-40
) 50NF/5000 Francs
Woman with Fruit Bowl; Sugar Cane Harvest
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)
  • Sig 3

Martinique
B418a (
  • K.347
  • P-41
) 50NF/5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND
  • Remainder
  • Unconfirmed

Reunion
B410 (
  • K.438
  • P-47
) 1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1947)

Reunion
B411 (
  • K.439
  • P-48
) 5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1947)

Reunion
B502 (
  • K.441
  • P-50
) 5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1960)

Reunion
B504 (
  • K.443
  • P-52
) 1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1964)

Reunion
B505 (
  • K.444
  • P-53
) 5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1965)

B507b face
B507b face
Reunion
B507b (
  • K.446
  • P-55b
) 20NF/1000Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1971)
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Marianne

B508b face
B508b face
Reunion
B508b (
  • K.447
  • P-56b
) 100NF/5000Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1971)
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Marianne

St. Pierre et Miquelon
B514a (
  • K.620
  • P-28
) 1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1950-60)

  • Watermark: Marianne

St. Pierre et Miquelon
B515a (
  • K.621
  • P-29
) 5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1950-60)

  • Watermark: Marianne

St. Pierre et Miquelon
B520a (
  • K.626
  • P-34a
) 20NF/1000 Francs Union Française
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1964)

  • Watermark: Marianne

St. Pierre et Miquelon
B521a (
  • K.627
  • P-35a
) 100NF/5000 Francs Victor Schoelcher
  • Printer: BdF
  • ND (1961)

  • Watermark: Marianne

B223a face
B223a face
Tunisia
B223a (
  • MK419
  • P-24
) 100 Francs Hermes
Launching a boat at Sousse, Mosaic
  • Printer: BdF
  • 11/3/1947
  • Sig 10

  • Watermark: Moorish woman’s head

Tunisia
B224a (
  • MK423
  • P-25
) 500 Francs Winged Victory, Mosaic at Dougga (Cyclops at Work)
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1946-47

  • Watermark
B303b face
B303b face
Tunisia
B303b (
  • MK424b
  • P-28
) 500 Francs Winged Victory, Mosaic at Dougga (Cyclops at Work)
  • Printer: BdF
  • 1/16/1952
  • Sig 2

  • Watermark: Moorish woman’s head

F.20.17 face
F.20.17 face
France/Old Francs
F.20.17 (
  • F.20.17
  • P-127c
) 50 Francs Le Verrier
Astronomer Urbain Le Verrier; Neptune
  • Printer: BdF
  • 2/1/1951
  • 120 x 78mm
  • Sig 6

  • Watermark: Head of Neptune
F.28.37 face
F.28.37 face
France/Old Francs
F.28.37 (
  • F.28.37
  • P-128d
) 100 Francs Young Farmer with Oxen
Young farmer with oxen; Boating family
  • Printer: BdF
  • 6/4/1953
  • 130 x 85mm
  • Sig 8

  • Watermark: Bust of young man
F.34.5 face
F.34.5 face
France/Old Francs
F.34.5 (
  • F.34.5
  • P-129a
) 500 Francs Chateaubriand
Author François-René Chateaubriand with muses; Titles of many of his books on face and back
  • Printer: BdF
  • 3/28/1946
  • 141 x 92mm
  • Sig 10

  • Watermark: Profile of a woman

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