Andre Gisson (American 1921 - 2003) - “By the Lake”
Oil on Canvas | 24”x 36” Painting | 37”x 43” Framed
Description – You are bidding on an original oil on canvas by the artist Andres Gisson. This is quintessential Gisson with subtle and refined style and technique of impressionism, with its small broken brushwork and soft, pastel hues.
Condition - The work is signed by the artist and is in excellent condition.
Artist Biography - Although
many sources cite him as a French painter, Andre Gisson was in reality a
struggling painter in New York City. To enhance his reputation, he
claimed to be French and adopted the brush name of André Gisson. He
also professed to have been born in 1910 rather than his true birth date of
1921, to be more closely aligned with the founders of the Impressionist
movement.
Gisson’s
real name was Anders Gittelson. Born in 1921 in Brooklyn, he
graduated from the Pratt Institute and was a Captain in the Army during World
War II. His paintings reflect his adopted Francophile persona,
backed by travels and studies in Europe and the Far East and his desire to
appear cosmopolitan in background. Over four decades, his one-man
shows extended from New York, Washington, Texas and California to London, Paris
and Tokyo.
Paintings
by Andre Gisson can be found in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution
and the Triton Museum of Art, in North Carolina. Among his private
collectors were President Lyndon B. Johnson and W. Somerset Maugham.
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