Artist: HENRI PLISSON / PATRICK RYAN (American Impressionist, 1934 - 2006)
Title: View of French Country House From the Garden - circa 1996
Medium: Original Serigraph / Screenprint / Silkscreen on Arches paper
Signature: Hand Signed by the Artist in pencil, LR, as shown
Edition: Limited Edition, this one numbered "173/300" in pencil, LL, as shown
Size: 34 1/2 x 29 inches (paper)
Printer: The Artist
Publisher: Park West Galley
Provenance: Hatay Stratton Fine Art, Northampton, Massachusetts
About the Artist: Patrick Joseph Ryan (a.k.a. Henri Plisson), was born in Omaha, Nebraska February 17, 1934. He served for some time in theUnited States Air Force. Originally, Patrick enrolled at a college in hisstate, the University of Nebraska. He continued his creative studies at the University of Southern California, earning his Master of Fine Arts Degree in1958. With a classical foundation, technical skill, an original perspective of images and extraordinary sense of color, the impressionist Henri Plisson created vibrant, richly textured paintings and prints. Into his career, "HenriPlisson" was the name he chose to be used in his impressionist paintings. This extremely gifted, contemporary impressionist painted garden scenes, seascapes, still lifes and figuratives, explaining that his paintings are beyond the recognizable subject. A world traveler, Henri resided in California, living in Escondido for two years. His gardens are reminiscent of Majorca, the island off the coast of Spain he called home for several years. It was in this secluded and creative environment that Henri Plisson experimented and perfected his artistic style. He was a celebrated artist under his own name and as Henri Plisson for 40 years. Patrick Ryan, a. k. a. Henri Plisson, passed away on August 20, 2006. Henri Plisson was a true American Impressionist of our time. His modern American Impressionists works in oil and his serigraphs are currently displayed by some very distinctive corporate and private collectors.