GUSTAVE BRISGAND, Genuine Original French Etching \"The Pink Robe\"
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GUSTAVE BRISGAND, Genuine Original French Etching \"The Pink Robe\":
$980.00
GUSTAVE BRISGAND, Genuine Original French Etching \"The Pink Robbe\"
From Paris, France, in the 1920s, this is a lovely framed hand-tinted mezzotint etching. Brisgand was known for his female nudes and sensual pastels. He exhibited at the salon of French artists from 1893-1936. This is hand-signed and stamped with Brisgand\'s personal seal and press stamp on a paper. It is featuring a semi nude woman in profile wearing a white lace cap and draped in a pink robbe. Her facial features and hands are just lovely! Itmeasures 22 inches by 14 inches, with Frame it is 25 X 31.
Gustave Brisgand was a French visual artist who was born in 1880. Several works by the artist have been sold at sale, including \'Blue hair-ornament\' sold at Ise Art Co. Ltd. \'Art sale\' in 2014 for $10,276. The artist died in 1940.
Wikipedia:Biography[edit|edit the code]
He was the son of aboxofcabParisian, born inHaute-Savoie.
Gustave Brisgand was a student ofAuguste Lying2, thenTony Robert-FleuryandJules Joseph Lefebvre3,4, himself a pupil ofIngres.He exhibited at theSalon of French artistsfrom 1893 to 1936.
During his first period, he brushed mostlylandscapes5.Then, inspired byAlphonse de LamartineofVictor HugoandAlbert Samain, he composed sensual Brisgand went to theUnited States, reporters from the New World, who loved the final formulas, saluted him as \"the technician of the female body\" (technician of the woman\'s face).The artist says, laughing, as he is a man of mind7.»
Around 1910, invited to the court ofEngland, he made the portrait of QueenMary.During his career, he also executed portraits ofCatullus Mendes,Réjane,Polar8,Monna Delza9,Jagatjit Singhthe Maharaja ofKapurthala,Lucie Delarue-Mardrus10,Cécile Sorel,Charlotte lysed11,Gaby Deslys,Michel Georges Michel,Gabrielle Colonna-Romano12,Jane Renouardt13,Rose Grane,Stacia Napierkowska10,Renée Falconetti,Yvonne Printemps14,Paul Durand-Ruel, theBegum,Jean Desthieux15,Renée Dahon16,Marlene Dietrich17,Jean Harlow7,Meg Lemonnier,Yvette Chauviré,Musidora,Lycette Darsonval,Aston Knight18,Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi19,Jeanne Provost20, theGeneral Gamelin21and Countess of ParisPrincess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza.
His paintings and illustrations have been published in magazinesL\'Illustration,Le Figaro artistic,the political and literary annals,FantasioandTheatre.
He was made a Chevalier of theLegion of Honourin 193422. He was married in 1901 to actressJane Sabrier, whom he divorced, and in 1926 with Catherine Ferber, whom he divorced too.
Several solo exhibitions were dedicated to him in 1911 at the Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery23, 1918 at the galleryGeorges Petit24, in 1922 inRio de Janeiro25, 1924 inEgypt26, 1927 in the gallery Gérard Brothers27and in 1936 in the Raphael Gallery Gerard28.
An album was released on her collection \"Drugs and paintings\" contemporary art album, edited by Chantereau Laboratories29.
Some works[edit|edit the code]- Ecstasy(lying naked female), 1913
- Refreshment(blue portrait of a woman), 73 × 59.5, HST (Christie\'s, London, 2007)
- Female nude lying on a pink fabric, 54 × 90, pastel (Christie\'s, London, 2003)
- Lying female nude, 172 × 87 pastel (Christie\'s, Geneva, 1990)
- Female nude green cushion, drawing-watercolor (sale House Geneva, 2007)
- Nude with yellow drapery, drawing-watercolor, (sale House Geneva, 2007)
- Young Woman with a Fan(sale House Geneva, 2007)
- Young woman with bare chest and fruit basket, pastel (sale, Belgium, 2008)
- Portrait of young woman with pink flowers crown(in the round), pastels (sale Germany, 2010)
- Young woman with carnations, HST (sale 2005)
- Portrait of Jacqueline Brisgand, HST (sale 1999)
GUSTAVE BRISGAND, Genuine Original French Etching \"The Pink Robe\":
$980.00