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Josette Simon-Gestin
'Dans le creux de la vague #4, ' by Josette Simon-Gestin, Acrylic Painting

2021

About the Item

This 38" x 46" acrylic on linen on canvas painting by French artist Josette Simon-Gestin depicts a pleasant and serene summer scene of two girls playing alongside a lush blue-green pool water. "I have always been fascinated by paintings representing bathers. Picasso’s painting,'The Bathers,' left a strong imprint in my mind. Living on the coast in Brittany, I am also immersed in a maritime scenery. After finishing the series 'Ne vois-tu rien venir?' taking place in the sea, I was still drawn to the sea but in another mood. Two women facing us smile and enjoy floating in the water. It is a moment of grace. Faint representation of fishes and boats surround them with a surreal sand castle in the background. I wanted to paint waves and swimmers, lightness of being and freedom of movement. From the series, 'Dans le creux de la vague.'--Josette Simon-Gestin "I grew up in Brittany, France where I studied art at the Beaux-arts in Rennes. I moved to Oklahoma City in 1987 and started to print at the Paseo Intaglio Printers to show my art in group and individual shows. My art work was shown in Florida, Missouri, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Indiana and in Japan. I later moved to Philadelphia where I was involved with the Women’s Caucus for Art and Art at the Armory. After three years, my family and I returned to Europe. In Italy, Austria, and France, my work was exhibited in several galleries. In Brittany for four years, I reconnected with my roots and was invited to show in the Euroceltic Festival in Lorient. During this stay in Europe, my work was still shown in the United States and was acquired by private and public collections. I have shown my work in Copenhagen at the French Cultural institute, at Global Art Gallery and Gallerie Lorien with the Artival festival, among other places. I was part of the Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts 11 times and was the poster artist in 1992. I have had several one-person exhibits in Oklahoma at the Norick Art Center Oklahoma City University, City Art Center, Pickard Gallery, Untitled ArtSpace, Nault Fine Art. I am currently represented by Objets Trouvés. Back in Brittany since 2017, I have shown my work at hôpital Bretagne sud and Saint-Grégoire institut supérieur des Experts-Comptables, at Improbable Jardin gallery and at the Ploemeur médiathèque. I am part of the 101 Kunstnere book, 101 artists in Denmark for 2018-2019 and the Dots on the wall catalog, exhibit at the Lorien Gallerie at Copenhagen."--Josette Simon-Gestin
  • Creator:
    Josette Simon-Gestin (1958)
  • Creation Year:
    2021
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 38 in (96.52 cm)Width: 46 in (116.84 cm)Depth: 0.75 in (1.91 cm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    Oklahoma City, OK
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JSG00401stDibs: LU1441210405872
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