Framed & Signed Andre Gisson Impressionist Painting

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Ancient / Ethnographic - Holiday Edition

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Dec 5, 2019

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  Andre Gisson (American, 1921-2003). "Deauville" oil on canvas, ca. mid 20th century. Signed on lower right. A beautiful Impressionist painting by Andre Gisson, depicting the seaside resort of Deauville on the Cote Fleurie (Flowery Coast) of France's Normandy region. In the foreground is an endearing trio delineated with wonderful palette knife work - two children with a woman (perhaps their mother). The woman wears a red sweater over her white dress as well as a red hat and holds a matching parasol to shield her from the sun or perhaps the rain given her attire. The children are wearing coats and hats as well. In the middle ground, a crowd of beach goers under umbrellas enjoys the ocean view, and a French flag flies in the skies above. This stunning composition set in a period gilded frame. Size: 20" W x 16" H (50.8 cm x 40.6 cm); 25.625" W x 21.625" H (65.1 cm x 54.9 cm) framed.
  
  Dubbed the "queen of Norman beaches", Deauville is the closest seaside resort to Paris, and has been a favorite getaway for France's elite society as well as an international destination since the 19th century. Deauville is also known for its presence in Proust's "In Search of Lost Time".
  
  Andre Gisson came to French Impressionism with an unorthodox background. Born Anders Gittelson in Brooklyn New York, the young man recognized that the Impressionist movement favored older French artists who appealed to the upper classes. Given this, he changed his name to Andre Gisson, and adopted a new identity as a Frenchman born in 1910 - actually identifying as an older Frenchman as he wanted to be associated with his famous French forerunners: Claude Monet (1840-1926), Edgar Degas (1834-1917), Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) and others of an earlier French generation. Gisson studied in Paris for several years, immersing himself in French Impressionism, and later moved back to the US to set up a studio in New York City, where earlier he had studied at the famous Pratt Institute following time serving as a Captain in the Army during World War II.
  
  Gisson spent his remaining years in the Northeast, living in Westport, Connecticut and traveling to New York City now and again. He exhibited in New York, Washington, California, London, Tokyo, and Paris for more than 40 years. Most of his art focused on landscapes, especially beach scenes like this example. Although not a native Frenchman, his oeuvre certainly demonstrates French influence with loose painterly brushwork that conjures a sense of spontaneity and softly conveys the forms, and an emphasis on light effects.
  
  Interestingly, this painting is accompanied by an old label that reads, "Andree Gisson: Born in Besancon, France 1899, son of an artisan. Worked in the shop of his father and started painting as a hobby. When a prominent Parisian art dealer happened to see his paintings he was enthused about his talent and arranged a showing of his work in his gallery which turned out a great success. From there on he was on his way. His manner is of that 'conservativ' impressionism and his subjects mainly devoted to the Parisian street scene. He still lives in Paris."
  
  Gisson's "At the Beach" - a significantly smaller oil on canvas (12"x16") and without a frame - hammered at Sotheby's New York for $3500 (06 Oct. 1998 lot 247). The same painting hammered at $1,045 at Christie's Netherlands (25 Jan. 2005 lot 365).
  
  Provenance: Estate of William Stockton collection, Colorado, USA; acquired from Panama Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 24, 1959
  
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  Condition

  The painting is signed at the lower right. Slight darkening and areas of craquelure, but overall excellent. There are two old labels attached to the back of the frame; the one on the upper right identifies the painting as "Deauville" by Andre Gisson; the one on the bottom center from Panama Galleries [34 (?)-33 S. 20th St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]. In addition, an old exhibition label (torn, dark, and with losses but still legible) now in a plastic bag for safe keeping, interestingly identifies Gisson as a native Frenchman, born in Besancon, France in 1899, 22 years before he was actually born (see more in description).
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