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Moise Kisling Art

French, Polish, 1891-1953

Moïse Kisling was born Mojżesz Kisling in 1891 in Kraków, which was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków, where his teachers included Jozef Pankiewicz, a fervent admirer of Auguste Renoir and the French Impressionists who encouraged him to travel to Paris, the international centre for artistic creativity in the early 20th century.

In 1910, Kisling moved to Montmartre in Paris, and a few years later to Montparnasse, where he lived for the next 27 years and became part of an émigré community that included the artists Amedeo Modigliani, Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Jules Pascin, Max Jacob, André Salmon and Chaïm Soutine. Jules Pascin and later Amedeo Modigliani lived in the same building, and Modigliani painted a portrait of him in 1916 (it is held in the collection of the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris).

Kisling’s style used in painting landscapes is similar to that of Marc Chagall and, a master at depicting the female body, his surreal nudes and portraits earned him the widest acclaim.

At the outbreak of World War I, Kisling volunteered for service in the French Foreign Legion, and in 1915 he was seriously wounded in the Battle of the Somme, for which he was awarded French citizenship.

Kisling volunteered for army service again in 1940 during World War II, although he was 49. When the French Army was discharged at the time of the surrender to the Germans, Kisling emigrated to the United States, as he rightly feared for his safety as a Jew in occupied France. He exhibited in New York and Washington and then settled in California, where he lived until 1946.

Moïse Kisling returned to France after the war and defeat of Germany and died in 1953 in Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France where a residential street in the town is named after him.

(Biography provided by Stern Pissarro Gallery)

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Framed Bouquet of Stocks, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1948
Framed Bouquet of Stocks, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1948

Framed Bouquet of Stocks, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1948

Located in OPOLE, PL

Moïse Kisling (1891-1953) - Bouquet de giroflées Oil on canvas from 1948. Unique work. Dimensions of work: 41 x 33 cm. Hand signed. Accompanied by certificate by Marc Ottavi fro...

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1940s Moise Kisling Art

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Oil, Canvas

Vase of flowers oil colorful figurative painting
Vase of flowers oil colorful figurative painting

Vase of flowers oil colorful figurative painting

Located in Jerusalem, IL

oil on canvas signed by the artist. This work will be included in “Volume IV and Additives to Volumes I, II and III” of the Catalogue Rasionne currently in preparation by Marc Ottavi...

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1940s Moise Kisling Art

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Canvas, Oil

Nu by Moïse Kisling - Oil painting, Nude, 1930s, Small scale
Nu by Moïse Kisling - Oil painting, Nude, 1930s, Small scale

Nu by Moïse Kisling - Oil painting, Nude, 1930s, Small scale

Located in London, GB

*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5% Nu by Moïse Kisling (1891-1953) Oil and cray...

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1930s Moise Kisling Art

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Canvas, Crayon, Oil

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Dreaming Nude - Lithograph

Dreaming Nude - Lithograph

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Moise KISLING Dreaming Nude Lithograph enhanced with watercolor stencil Printed signature in the plate On vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) Very good condition

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1950s Modern Moise Kisling Art

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Akt Podwòjny - Lithograph by Moise Kisling - 1930s

Akt Podwòjny - Lithograph by Moise Kisling - 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

Akt Podwòjny is an modern artwork realized by Moïse Kisling. Black and white lithograph. Signed in plate. Polish painter (Krakow 1891 - Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, 1953), naturalized Fre...

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1930s Modern Moise Kisling Art

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Lithograph

Kawiarnia la Rotonde - Lithograph by Moise Kisling - 1930s
Kawiarnia la Rotonde - Lithograph by Moise Kisling - 1930s

Kawiarnia la Rotonde - Lithograph by Moise Kisling - 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

Kawiarnia la rotonde is a modern artwork realized by Moïse Kisling. Black and white lithograph. Signed on plate. Polish painter (Krakow 1891 - Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, 1953), naturali...

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1930s Modern Moise Kisling Art

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Vibrant Orchids in Full Bloom oil on canvas painting
Vibrant Orchids in Full Bloom oil on canvas painting

Vibrant Orchids in Full Bloom oil on canvas painting

Located in Jerusalem, IL

signed upper right, This work is listed and reproduced in the third volume of the catalog raisonne of Kisling by Jean Kisling. Provenance: The Estate of Amalia Echselmann; Galerie Da...

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1930s Moise Kisling Art

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Still-life with Cabbage and Garlic - Original Lithograph
Still-life with Cabbage and Garlic - Original Lithograph

Still-life with Cabbage and Garlic - Original Lithograph

Located in Paris, IDF

Moise KISLING Still-life with Cabbage and Garlic Original Lithograph On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inches) Excellent condition

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20th Century Modern Moise Kisling Art

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Table of Summer Fruits - Original Lithograph
Table of Summer Fruits - Original Lithograph

Table of Summer Fruits - Original Lithograph

Located in Paris, IDF

Moise KISLING Table of Summer Fruits Original Lithograph On Arches vellum 28 x 38 cm (c. 11 x 15 inches) Very good condition

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1950s Modern Moise Kisling Art

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Lithograph

Moise Kisling -- NU AU TURBAN
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Moise Kisling -- NU AU TURBAN

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Moise Kisling NU AU TURBAN, 1952 Color aquatint Signed low right Numbered 86/100 low left Image size 54 x 39.3 cm Sheet size 75.2 x 55.7 cm It is framed with the aluminium frame, th...

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1950s Moise Kisling Art

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Moise Kisling - Woman - Etching

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Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Moise Kisling - Woman Etching Edition of 130 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Moïse Kisling, born Mojżesz Kisling (January 22, 1891 – April 29, 1953), was a Polish-born French painter.[1] He...

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Seated Nude

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MOISE KISLING 1891-1958 Krakow, Poland 1891- 1953 Sanary, France (Polish/French) Title: Seated Nude / Nu Assis, 1923 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph i...

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1920s Other Art Style Moise Kisling Art

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Lithograph

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