Jacques BOUYSSOU (1926-1997) - Banks of the Seine river

\Artist: Jacques BOUYSSOU (1926-1997)
Technique: Oil on canvas\Signature: Hand signed\Dimensions: 93_113_5_cm
Jacques BOUYSSOU (1926-1997) , “Bord de Seine” Superb large oil on canvas, signed on the bottom left, located (Chatou) and dated Nov. 1959 on the back - 73 cm x 93 cm for the painting alone. Superbly executed especially in terms of shapes, textures and colours. Jacques Bouyssou was the only son of Justin Bouyssou (an art dealer in Honfleur) . As a child, Jacques Bouyssou met artists such as Othon Friesz, Raoul Dufy and Lagar Leprin, who became his mentors. He also met Moïse Kisling, Fernand Léger, and Ossip Zadkine. Bouyssou studied at the Architecture School of Fine Arts in Troyes and drew with sculptor Janin. He moved to Paris and became a pupil of Othon Friesz and Lucien Simon at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. His talent as a painter was recognised and he joined the line of great painters from Honfleur: Gustave Hamelin, Alexandre Dubourg, Eugène Boudin, Adolphe Marais, Léon Le Clerc. . . and his first exhibition took place in London in 1955. The following year, Katia Granoff invited him to exhibit in Paris. This was the beginning of a long relationship. His first exhibition took place at the Salon des artistes augerons. In 1961, he made his debut at the Salon de la Marine. In 1973, Bouyssou was appointed ‘official painter of the French Navy’. He has exhibited in New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, Taipei, and Caracas. His works are kept at the Musée de la Marine in Paris and at the Musée Eugène-Boudin in Honfleur. Excellent condition for a painting over 60 years old Complimentary sumptuous gilded frame Secure and insured shipping.