Gustave Brisgand : Undergrowth, Watercolor

Gustave brisgand. 1867 paris - 1944 saint-mandé. The undergrowth. Watercolour. 773 X 543 mm. Signed lower left: g. Brisgand. Framed drawing, frame dimensions: 97 X 75 cm. Gustave brisgand is the painter of women. His portraits and nudes are highly appreciated and allow him to lead a brilliant career with a clientele from all over the world. Her works earned her the title of the technician of the woman's figure during her trip to the united states. Brisgard was even invited to the english court around 1910 to paint the portrait of queen mary. He collaborates with illustrated newspapers such as le figaro artistique, fantasio, les annales politiques et littéraires, l'illustration, le théâtre. The artist exhibited at the salon des artistes français from 1893 to 1936. He was named knight of the legion of honour in 1934. Several solo exhibitions were devoted to him: in 1911 at the arthur tooth & sons gallery, in 1918 at the george petit gallery, in 1922 in rio de janeiro, in 1924 in egypt, in 1927 at the gérard frères gallery and in 1936 at the raphaël gérard gallery. Gustave brisgand executed landscapes at the beginning of his career. He presented them a few times with his first master auguste allongé at the exhibitions of the societies of friends of arts under titles such as sous-bois, la gorge aux loups, un coin de mare. Montaudran, the journalist of le figaro, described them in his article on the artist's exhibition in the galerie gérard frères on may 7, 1927 as "the extraordinary landscapes where the life of roses and trees also makes vibrate animated flesh, epidermis of mother-of-pearl and snow, colors harmonized with skill and taste so personal. ".

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