Michel JOUENNE was born on 25 January 1933 in Boulogne-sur-Seine.

In 1991, he was appointed Official Painter of the Navy.

Prolific artist, painter, but also lithographer, illustrator, and sculptor, Michel Jouenne is part of this nursery of talents from the “Young Painting of the Fifties”. His works illustrate life, the natural beauty of our planet through landscapes filled with color. Each of his paintings reveals the joy of his creation. He amazes with his opaque and translucent materials at the same time, his large watercolor plans, and his luminous shimmers. His talent was rewarded in high places. In 1987, he was made Knight of Cultural and Artistic Merit, then Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1990.

In 1987, he was made Knight of Cultural and Artistic Merit, then Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1990. He also produced several paintings representing views of the Capital: The Eiffel Tower, The Sacré Cœur, The cranes in Paris, or The Grand Palais. He also produced several paintings representing views of the Capital: The Eiffel Tower, The Sacré Cœur, The cranes in Paris, or The Grand Palais.

Hervé Bazin, for whom he made some illustrations in his book “Qui j’ose aime” (published in 1986 by Grasset) said of him: “Jouenne is a cantor of nature… Figurative, he is never a slave to subject he uses…”

Since the start of his career, Michel Jouenne has won fifty medals, including the gold medal for French artists in 1976.