Nationality

French

Artist Dates

1886-1964

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Date of Work

1955

Medium

Color lithograph

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection

Status

Stored: R23

Location

UND Art Collection Repository

Artist Bio

Roger Bissiére began studying at the école des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux in 1905 under Paul Francois Quinsac. Bissiére studied there until 1909, then in 1910 he went to study under Gabriel Ferrier at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Bissiére mostly painted, starting with a cubist style influenced by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and Pablo Picasso, and later finding his own personal style that leaned into the abstract and using stains of rich color, but he also designed several stained-glass windows for some churches.

Additional Information

Abstract yellow, blue, black, and pink.

After the Second World War, Bissiére’s painting evolved into an abstract style in the orbit of Art Informel and Tachisme that fused expressive fauve-like color with a loosened cubist structure, as can be seen in his color lithograph, October.

Condition

Excellent

Rights

Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”

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