On the occasion of the Parcours des Mondes (10-15 September) in the Saint-Germain des Prés district of Paris, the Atelier d’Artistes gallery invites you to discover its most recent acquisitions around the theme of travel.

The L’Atelier d’Artistes Gallery welcomes you to view  a beautiful and original set of 16 Tahiti watercolours by William Alister Macdonald (1861-1948) from the collection of writer Bernard Villaret, portraits of photographer Lucien Gauthier (1875-1971) as well as Japanese photographs of 19th – century from Kimbei and Farsari depicting views of the mythical Mount Fuji.

William A. MACDONALD (9) (1861- 1948)
Coucher de soleil à Paea, Tahiti
Watercolor on paper, around 1925
15 x 22,5 cm
Artist signature stamp in the lower right-hand corner.
Handwritten notation on the back “Sun, Sea effect/(…) from Paea” with countersigning.

William A. MACDONALD (14)
(1861- 1948)
Sur la plage à Paea, Tahiti
Watercolor on paper, around 1925;
19 x 25 cm
Artist signature stamp in the lower right-hand corner.
Handwritten notation on the back “By the Beach/Paea.Tahiti” with countersigning.

Headed visual imagery :

William A. MACDONALD (1)
(1861- 1948)
From Pirae, Tahiti (Pêcheurs sur le lagon, Moorea au loin)
Watercolor on paper, around 1925
14 x 26,8 cm
Signed bottom right “WAlisterMacDonald”.
Handwritten notation on the back “From Pirae/Tahiti