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Victor Di Gesu'Janet Seated', Paris, Louvre, Salon d'Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA Circa 1965
Circa 1965
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Signed lower right, "Di Gesu", for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988); further signed and titled verso, and bearing original exhibition label.
A substantial figural oil showing Victor di Gesu's wife, the artist Janet Ament, with a white shawl over her knees and seated cross-legged in front of a large ficus. A major work by this notable California Fauve and long-time member of the Carmel Art Association who exhibited widely and with success from the 1960s through the 1980's.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the Chouinard Art School before moving to Paris where he studied with Andre L’Hote and Yves Brayer at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. While in Paris, Di Gesu exhibited extensively, including at the Louvre, the Exposition des Artistes Étrangères, the Grand Palais of the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Arts Décoratifs among other Parisian Salons. He subsequently attended Barcelona's Escuela de Bellas Artes before furthering his studies in Rome at the Studio Hinna. Returning to California, Di Gesu worked beside several notable American Modernists including F. Tolles Chamberlain and Maynard Jepson.
Already a gifted colorist, Di Gesu’s classical training combined with his scientific research into color theory, allowed him to create vivid yet harmonious works which, while reminiscent of Matisse and Gauguin, revealed a verve and spontaneity that remained uniquely his own. A prolific artist, Victor Di Gesu was the recipient of numerous medals and juried awards, both in the United States and in France. After his return to California, he continued to exhibit widely and with success, including at the San Francisco Museum of Art, Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, the Carmel Art Association and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
- Creator:Victor Di Gesu (1914-1988, American)
- Creation Year:Circa 1965
- Dimensions:Height: 41.5 in (105.41 cm)Width: 31.5 in (80.01 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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- Condition:minor losses, minor restoration; unframed.
- Gallery Location:Santa Cruz, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3445315931
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