Born in the ancient market town of Dax, not far from coastal Biarritz, in southwestern France, Léon Gischia moved to Paris in the early 1920s, where he studied under the French artist Ferdinand Léger in his Montparnasse studio. Alongside artists Amédée Ozenfant and Le Corbusier, Ferdinand Léger was a principal exponent of the Purist movement. Purism’s unique fusion of figurative representation with vibrant Cubism would prove a lifelong influence upon the work of Léon Gischia.
As part of the International Exhibition in Paris, over the summer of 1937, Gischia collaborated with his former-teacher Léger on Le Corbusier’s radical designs for the Pavillon des Temps Nouveaux. A huge tent erected outside the main grounds of the exhibition — and described by a critic of the day as “the most exciting, convincing and easily remembered” — they expressed their vision of an ‘ideal city’ of the future. Fast gaining a significant artistic reputation, Gischia was recognised by influential Parisian art dealer and publisher Jeanne Bucher. His first solo exhibition took place in March 1938 at Bucher’s Montparnasse gallery, and amid garnering critical acclaim, his artistic debut was followed in 1939 by an exhibition at Galerie Alfred Poyet — just north of the Élysée Palace — in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
After the outbreak of the Second World War and the Nazi invasion in June 1940, Gischia remained in Paris and resolutely resisted the “degenerate” label applied to his work. Along with other artists from the “underground” avant-garde, Gischia successfully exhibited and sold his inventive work throughout the war in “back rooms” at the Galerie Braun and the Galerie de France. Alongside Gischia’s poetic sensibilities and sumptuous work, his wartime stoicism would consolidate his later position as an influential voice of the “School of Paris” group.
Gischia’s fruitful post-war relationship with the Galerie Billiet-Caputo — a stone’s throw from the Galerie Alfred Poyet, for which he exhibited before the war — resulted in his representing France at the 1948 Venice Biennale. This secured his international reputation, and soon, he was exhibiting in private galleries across the world. During the 1950s, Gischia even designed costumes and sets for the Theatre National Populaire in Paris, later writing well-regarded books on sculpture and so-called “primitive art.” Today his work features in public collections throughout Europe and the United States, and during the 1980s — before his death in Venice — Gischia enjoyed numerous internationally acclaimed retrospective exhibitions.
(Biography provided by Stern Pissarro Gallery)
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Poetical Composition - Pen on Cardboard by Léon Gischia - 20th Century
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
Poetical Composition is an original drawing in pen applied on cardboard realized by Léon Gischia during the XX century. Very good conditions. Included a...
Cardboard, Pen
Abstract Composition - Screen Print by Léon Gischia - Late 1900
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original colored serigraph realized by Léon Gischia during the XX century. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered ...
Screen
Correspondence by Léon Gischia - 1960
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
This Correspondence between Léon Gischia and Nesto Jacometti, written in French and Italian , in 1960, is composed of 7 items, prefectly readable and in ...
Paper, Ink
Correspondence by L. Gischia to N. Jacometti - 1960
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
This Correspondence between Léon Gischia and Nesto Jacometti, written in French and Italian , in 1960, is composed of 7 items, prefectly readable and in excellent conditions, except...
Permanent Marker
Weight Lifter - Lithograph by Léon Gischia - Late 1900
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
Weight Lifter is an original colored lithograph artwork realized by Léon Gischia during the XX century. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbere...
Lithograph
Happy New Year - Drawing by L. Gischia - 1960
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
Happy New Year is an original black marker drawing on paper with autograph wishing notes by the French artist Léon Gischia to Nesto Jacometti, editor and collector of Graphic art. ...
Permanent Marker
Correspondence by Léon Gischia to Nesto - 1950s
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
This Correspondence by Léon Gischia to Nesto Jacometti, written in French, between 1954-55, is composed of 3 items, prefectly readable and in excellent ...
Paper, Ink
Correspondence by L. Gischia to N. Jacometti - 1954-55
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
This Correspondence by Léon Gischia to Nesto Jacometti, written in French, between 1954-55, is composed of 3 items, prefectly readable and in excellent conditions, except for holes...
Permanent Marker
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Horse, Ink on Paper by Indian Modern Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
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Paper, Ink
Pablo Picasso - The Painter - Lithograph
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Pablo Picasso - Lithograph Title: Painter and his Model From the illustrated book "Regards sur Paris" (Paris: André Sauret, 1962) Pulled from the folio numbered 85 from the edition o...
Lithograph
The Waterfall
By René Magritte
Located in Paris, FR
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Lithograph
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'Eyes for the Night' — Mid-century American Surrealism
By Benton Murdoch Spruance
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Benton Spruance, 'Eyes for the Night', lithograph, 1947, edition 35, Fine and Looney 260. Signed, dated, titled, and annotated 'Ed 35' in pencil. A fine impression, on heavy, cream ...
Lithograph
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"Alice Tully Hall" by Guillermo Kuitca (Abstract, Red, Architecture, Design)
By Guillermo Kuitca
Located in New York, NY
One screen print on wove paper titled, Alice Tully Hall by Guillermo Kuitca, 2009. It is hand signed in pencil, dated and numbered from the edition of 117 (total edition includes 18 artist's proofs) The sheet size is 22 1/4 by 20 inches, with the blindstamp of the printer, Brand X Editions, New York. Published by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc., New York. This impression has a rich, bold red color on bright white paper. Guillermo Kuitca, whose paintings and prints are often inspired by seating arrangements in theater interiors, recreates the seating chart...
Screen
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H 27.5 in W 35 in
Sean Scully - Munich offset print Germany SCARCE when Hand Signed by Sean Scully
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
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Ink, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
Serie Madrid B, 1990
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
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Screen
Marc Chagall The Bible Lithographs, 1956, Framed, Solomon
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Lithograph Title: Solomon Year: 1956 Portfolio: The Bible Lithographs 1956 Edition: 6500 Signed: No Reference: Cramer 25, Mourlot 126 Framed Size: 22 1/2...
Lithograph
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H 13 in W 18.57 in
'Set Pieces: Vanity of Trust' — Mid-Century American Modernism
By Benton Murdoch Spruance
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
'Set Pieces: Vanity of Trust', color lithograph, 1949, edition 40, Fine and Looney 279. Signed, titled, dated and numbered '23/40' in pencil. A fine, impression with fresh colors, on...
Lithograph
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H 5.1 in W 3.9 in D 0.8 in
Francoise Gilot Monograph 1940-2000 (hand signed and inscribed to famed actress)
By Françoise Gilot
Located in New York, NY
Françoise Gilot Francoise Gilot Monograph 1940-2000 (hand signed and warmly inscribed to renowned actress), 2000 Hardback monograph in a slipcase, hand signed and inscribed by Franco...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
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H 15 in W 11.5 in D 0.1 in
Original AIRS DE CHANCE Loterie Nationale original French lottery poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original AIRS DE CHANCE Loterie Nationale French vintage poster. Translated, it means, "In the moonlight, my friend Pierrot, lend me your money to win the jackpot." Linen-backed original French lottery...
Lithograph
Marc Chagall The Bible Lithographs, 1956, Framed, Moses I
By Marc Chagall
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Marc Chagall Medium: Lithograph Title: Moses I Year: 1956 Portfolio: The Bible Lithographs 1956 Edition: 6500 Signed: No Reference: Cramer 25, Mourlot 126 Framed Size: 22 1/2...
Lithograph
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H 7.49 in W 4.14 in D 0.04 in
Black One - Eyed Man - Original Tempera by Léon Gischia - 1960s
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
Black one-eyed man is an original painting in tempera on paper realized by Léon Gischia in the 1960s. Hand-signed at the bottom in pen. Good conditions....
Tempera
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H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Untitled - Original Screen Print by Léon Gischia - 1970
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original graphic artwork realized by Leon Gischia in the 1970s. Mixed colored serigraph. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. Numbered ...
Screen
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H 13.63 in W 9.77 in D 0.04 in
Dark Composition - Original Screen Print by Léon Gischia - Late 1900
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
Dark Composition is an original colored serigraph realized by Léon Gischia during the XX century. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in p...
Screen
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H 13.75 in W 9.69 in D 0.04 in
Joyful Composition - Original Screen Print by Léon Gischia - Late 1900
By Léon Gischia
Located in Roma, IT
Joyful Composition is an original colored serigraph realized by Léon Gischia during the XX century. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Artist's pr...
Screen