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)
Happy New Year Drawing, Surrealist Permanent Marker on Paper, 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
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 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
Femme et Chien devant la Lune
By Joan Miró
Located in New York, NY
A superb impression of this very scarce, early color pochoir. Signed, dated "1935" and numbered 58/60 in pencil by Miro. Published by Adlan, Barcelona. Ink stamp on the reverse indic...
Color, Stencil
Oreste e Pilade, 2e version
By Giorgio De Chirico
Located in New York, NY
The Roman numeral edition of 25, aside from the Arabic numeral edition of 99. Signed, titled and numbered VI/XXV in pencil, lower margin. With the artist's blind stamp lower left. Pu...
Etching, Aquatint, Color
$500
H 27 in W 20 in D 1 in
Blackbook I, Trompe-l’œil Style Screen Print, Framing Available, 20 x 27 Inches
Located in Columbus, OH
Executed in the trompe-l’œil style (French for “deceives the eye”), Blackbook I and Blackbook II have the appearance of opened sketchbooks, with great care taken to depict the layers...
Screen
$2,236Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 27.5 in
Karel Appel, The Soft Oriental, from the Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite, 1979
By Karel Appel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Karel Appel (1921-2006) Title: The Soft Oriental Year: 1979 Medium: Mixed media silkscreen with embossing on velin d’Arches paper Edition: 9/130; A/P 25; H/C 25 Paper size: 3...
Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Screen
$3,063
H 18.12 in W 24.41 in D 2.37 in
"Design for Porthia Prints" British St Ives Abstract Screenprint on Linen
By Barbara Hepworth
Located in London, GB
This Barbara Hepworth abstract design for Porthia Prints, St Ives, is a screenprint on linen of about 1955, made as a table mat and now framed as a work of art. In the early 1950s t...
Textile, Screen
City of Refuge
By Ralph Steadman
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Ralph Steadman Title: City of Refuge Medium: One color silkscreen on White Rising Stonehenge Deckle Edge Paper Size: 22 x 30 Inches Edition: of 250 Year: 2006 Notes: Custom ...
Screen
$7,500
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
Sean Scully Munich 1996 (Hand Signed), 2001 Offset Lithograph print Hand signed and dated by Sean Scully in 2018 Boldly signed in black marker on the recto. Hand signed by Sean Scull...
Ink, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
$3,000
H 42.75 in W 35 in
"Untitled" by Mel Bochner (Red, White, Abstract, Expressionist, Screenprint)
By Mel Bochner
Located in New York, NY
One screenprint in colors on wove paper, 1984, signed in pencil, dated and numbered from the edition of 144 (total edition includes 18 artist's proofs), 42 3/4 by 35 inches (sheet), ...
Screen
"Youngerman", Galerie Denise René, Paris
By Jack Youngerman
Located in New York, NY
Jack Youngerman "Youngerman" Galerie Denise René, Paris, 1973 Silkscreen poster 37 x 24 1/2 inches Signed This vintage poster is signed by the artist. It ...
Archival Paper, Screen
Up, Up & Up Yours
By Ralph Steadman
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Ralph Steadman Title: Up, Up and Up Your's Medium: Three color silkscreen on White Rising Stonehenge Deckle Edge Paper Size: 22 x 30 Inches Edition: of 250 Year: 2006 Notes:...
Screen
$2,236Sale Price|20% Off
H 35 in W 27.5 in
Karel Appel, The Falling Face, from the Bedized Pudding Canadian Suite, 1979
By Karel Appel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Karel Appel (1921-2006) Title: The Falling Face Year: 1979 Medium: Mixed media silkscreen with embossing on velin d’Arches paper Edition: 9/130; A/P 25; H/C 25 Paper size: 35...
Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Screen
$298
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
$2,400
H 19.5 in W 19.5 in
"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 ...
Screen
Twisted Meat Artist
By Ralph Steadman
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Ralph Steadman Title: Twisted Meat Artist Medium: One color silkscreen on White Rising Stonehenge Deckle Edge Paper Size: 15 x 22 Inches Edition: of 250 Year: 2006 Notes: ...
Screen
Gonzo Spirit
By Ralph Steadman
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Ralph Steadman Title: Gonzo Guilt Medium: One color silkscreen on White Rising Stonehenge Deckle Edge Paper Size: 22 x 24 Inches Edition: of 250 Year: 2006 Notes: Custom Fra...
Screen
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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 screen print realized by Léon Gischia during the 20th century. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right. Numbered in pencil on the lower left...
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