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 ...
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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
FlorDali/Les Fruits Grapefruit
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: FlorDali/Les Fruits Grapefruit MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Jean Schneider, Basel EDITION NUMBER: 187/200 MEASUREMENTS: Paper: 2...
Etching
$14,000
H 24.5 in W 23.13 in
E /// Anni Albers Female Women Artist Abstract Geometric Screenprint Bauhaus Art
By Anni Albers
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Anni Albers (German-American, 1899-1994) Title: "E" Portfolio: (First) Triadic Series *Signed and dated by Albers in pencil lower right Year: 1969 Medium: Original Screenprin...
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$2,400
H 29.75 in W 21.75 in
Royal Curtain, Minimalist Abstract Screenprint by Gene Davis
By Gene Davis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gene Davis, American (1920 - 1985) Title: Royal Curtain Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint in Colors on Arches, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 250 Paper Size: 29.75 x 21...
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City 361, Serigraph by Risaburo Kimura
By Risaburo Kimura
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Risaburo Kimura, Japanese (1924 - ) Title: City 361 Year: 1971 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; AP 35 Image Size: 25 x 20 inches Size: 29...
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La Venus aux Fourrures Woman With Crutch
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: La Venus Aux Fourrures Woman with Crutch MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed PUBLISHER: Editions Argillet, Paris EDITION NUMBER: 25/145 MEASUREMENTS: 11" x 15" YEAR: 1968 FRAMED: No CONDITION: Excellent AUTHENTICITY: This piece has been certified by The Salvador Dali Archives. The Salvador Dali Archives, located in New York, is a private repository of information about Salvador Dali, established with the approval of the artist by Albert Field over 50 years ago. The Archives, under the direction of Albert Field's successor, Frank Hunter, is able to provide an Authentication Service to owners of Dali prints and other Dali works. The Salvador Dali Archives is used by major Auction Houses, Art Dealers and Collectors to Authenticate works by Salvador Dali. REFERENCE: The Official Catalog of The Works of Salvador Dali by Albert Field page 40...
Etching
$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
$63,779
H 16.93 in W 16.93 in
"Homage to the Square: Ten Works by Josef Albers" - Abstract, Set, Square
By Josef Albers
Located in Köln, DE
Set of 10 colour screenprints by Josef Albers. Edition of 250 copies on Mohawk Superfine Bristol. Sheet dimensions each: 43 x 43 cm Illustrations each: 28 x 28 cm All works labell...
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L'Art de Vivre
By René Magritte
Located in New York, NY
An iconic image by the master of Surrealism, Rene Magritte. L 'Art de Vivre, created as an original etching and aquatint in colors in 1968, is stamp-signed and annotated "E.A." (art...
Etching, Aquatint
Hommage a Picasso
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Hommage a Picasso MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Felicia, New York/EGI EDITION NUMBER: XLVI/CC MEASUREMENTS: Paper...
Etching
$4,545Sale Price|20% Off
H 25.99 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Quevedos Visioner, Planche VI Etching, Surrealist, Signed, 1975
By Salvador Dalí
Located in OPOLE, PL
Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Quevedos Visioner, Planche VI Etching from 1975. The edition of 295/300. Dimensions of work: 66 x 50 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Galerie Börjeson, Ma...
Etching
$5,500
H 30.75 in W 27 in
Imaginations & Objects of The Future Breathing Pneumatic Armchair
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Hollywood, FL
ARTIST: Salvador Dali TITLE: Imaginations & Objects of The Future Breathing Pneumatic Armchair MEDIUM: Etching SIGNED: Hand Signed by Salvador Dali PUBLISHER: Merril Chase, Chica...
Etching
$1,000
H 35 in W 6 in D 6 in
Peter Halley, Jablonka Galerie Köln rare abstract exhibition print (Hand Signed)
By Peter Halley
Located in New York, NY
Peter Halley Jablonka Galerie, Köln (Hand Signed), 1990 Offset lithograph (Hand Signed by Peter Halley) 26 1/2 × 30 inches (ships rolled in a tube 37 x 6 x 6) Signed by Peter Halley ...
Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
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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...
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