Signed ANDRE GISSON Oil Painting on canvas
Signed ANDRE GISSON Oil Painting on canvas
Still life of peonies with ballerina reflected in a mirror. Signed mid-left "A. Gisson".
Oil on canvas, Many sources cite Andre Gisson as a French painter, but in fact he was actually a very talented, but struggling painter in New York City who decided to enhance his reputation by claiming he was French and born earlier (1910) to be more closely aligned with the founders of the Impressionist movement. His real name, according to his son-in-law, Anthony Winston, was Anders Gittelson. It Worked, he achieved great acclaim and his work is held in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Triton Museum of Art, and many other public and private collections.. Among his private collectors were President Lyndon B. Johnson and W. Somerset Maugham.
Art: 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (49.5 x 39.4 cm.), Frame: 26 1/2 x 22 in. (67.3 x 55.9 cm.)
Condition Report: nice
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Signed ANDRE GISSON Oil Painting on canvas
Still life of peonies with ballerina reflected in a mirror. Signed mid-left "A. Gisson".
Oil on canvas, Many sources cite Andre Gisson as a French painter, but in fact he was actually a very talented, but struggling painter in New York City who decided to enhance his reputation by claiming he was French and born earlier (1910) to be more closely aligned with the founders of the Impressionist movement. His real name, according to his son-in-law, Anthony Winston, was Anders Gittelson. It Worked, he achieved great acclaim and his work is held in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution, the Triton Museum of Art, and many other public and private collections.. Among his private collectors were President Lyndon B. Johnson and W. Somerset Maugham.
Art: 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (49.5 x 39.4 cm.), Frame: 26 1/2 x 22 in. (67.3 x 55.9 cm.)
Condition Report: nice
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