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)
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...
Canvas, Oil
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...
Canvas, Crayon, Oil
"Bouquet of flowers with mimosas", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Moïse Kisling
Located in Madrid, ES
MOÏSE KISLING French-Polish, 1891 - 1953 BOUQUET OF FLOWERS WITH MIMOSAS signed and dedicated "à Edith Mara, Kisling" (lower left) oil on canvas 13 x 88-1/2 inches (33 x 22.5 cm.) fr...
Canvas, Oil
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...
Oil, Canvas
Sailing Boats in French Harbour - Original Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Moise KISLING Sailing Boats in French Harbour Original Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inches) Excel...
Lithograph
Dreaming Nude - Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
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
Lithograph, Stencil
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...
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
Lithograph
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...
Lithograph
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...
Aquatint
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
Lithograph
Akt Lithograph by Moïse Kisling, Modern Style, Signed, 1930s, Unframed
Located in Roma, IT
Akt is a modern artwork realized by Moïse Kisling. Black and white lithograph. Signed on plate. Polish painter (Krakow 1891 - Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, 1953), naturalized French. Pupil...
Lithograph
Landscape - Lithograph by M. Kisling - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Not signed. Includes passepartout (49 x 34 cm).
Paper, Lithograph
Belfry - lithograph by Moise Kisling - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Not signed. Very good conditions.
Lithograph
Moise Kisling - Woman - Etching
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...
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...
Canvas, Oil
Seated Nude
Located in London, GB
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...
Lithograph
$1,200
H 25.25 in W 20.5 in
Windswept Landscape Henry Moore drawing of Scottish landscape for W.H. Auden
By Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of 18 lithographs drawn by the artist fo¬r the Auden Poems/Moore Lithographs 1974 book and portfolio. This work is from an edition of 25 printed on vellum aside from the portfolio (edition of 75) and the book. Signed by the artist lower right in pencil; numbered lower left in pencil. Printed in inky black, this print features a shadowy landscape. Brush sweeps to the left, and the sky is drawn with long horizontal lines. In the bottom half of the composition, the ground looks rocky, perhaps dotted with shrubs. Windswept Landscape displays Moore’s fascination with light and dark – what he called a “…bias towards the blackness and mysterious depths.” Moore was inspired by the prints of Rembrandt and the drawings of Seurat, and even drew on his memories of viewing the Altamira cave paintings, recalling how some of the images used the shadow of candlelight on the rough surface of the rock to model light. Shortly before starting work on this series of lithographs, Moore had fallen ill, leaving him aware of his own mortality. His mood pervaded these prints with a sense of danger and foreboding. The Auden/Moore limited edition book and portfolio were exhibited on publication at the British Museum, London, with an accompanying catalogue. Windswept Landscape is one of a group of lithographs...
Lithograph
$650
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.05 in
Original Spokane (WA.) Colorful Capital Fun Map vintage poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Spokane (Washington), The Colorful Capital of the Inland Empire vintage travel fun map. Printed in 1971, this seldom if ever found original map is archival linen backed an...
Lithograph
Wine Bottles and Fruit on Table
By Zygmund Jankowski
Located in Gloucester, MA
Zygmund Jankowski (1925–2009) painted traditional subjects with exuberant irreverence for traditional rules of color, composition, and perspective. He disparaged imitation and deligh...
Canvas, Oil
$4,000
H 47 in W 40 in
Courage - Soft Toned Sensitive Portrayal of Intimate Figures and Graceful Nudes
By Gabriele Mierzwa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Typical of Gabriele Mierzwa's softly toned academically inspired figurative oil paintings is the sensitive portrayal of dynamic, intimate figures. These sensual moments are powerfull...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel, Oil
$1,216
H 20 in W 26 in
Table Still Life - Large Mid 20th Century French Oil on Canvas Modern Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful large mid 20th century modern French oil on canvas still life depicting objects on a table. The work is signed with initials lower left and dated 1952. A striking and hi...
Oil, Canvas
$2,234
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.79 in
Summer 2 - Contemporary Expressive, Figurative Oil Painting, Male Nude Series
By Bartosz Kolata
Located in Hallein, AT
Bartosz Kolata was born in Torun, Poland in 1979. In 2006 he graduated in Art Conservation and Restoration from Nicolas Copernicus University UMK, secur...
Canvas, Oil
Rendez-Vous — Early 20th-Century Modernism
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Boris Lovet-Lorski, Untitled (Rendez-Vous), lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed in pencil. Signed in the stone, lower right. From a suite of 10 lithographs published by the artist ...
Lithograph
Financial District
By Howard Norton Cook
Located in New York, NY
Howard Cook (1901-1980), Financial District, lithograph, 1931, signed and dated in pencil lower right and numbered 75 lower left. Reference: Duffy 155, from the stated edition of 75....
Lithograph
$400
H 13 in W 9.75 in
Mexico, American Woman artist, American Modernist, Cleveland School, 1935
By Honore Guilbeau
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Honore Guilbeau (1907-2006) To Market Lithograph printed on Sulgrave wove paper, November 1935 Signed in pencil lower right (see photo) Titled in pencil, lower left (see photo) From:...
Lithograph
Roses in vase
By Elena Lukina
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I sought to capture the ephemeral beauty of nature, using the giclée print medium to convey the delicate dance between light and shadow. My brushstrokes breathe life i...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
$2,250
H 16.75 in W 19.75 in D 0.5 in
Kenneth Miller Adams 1950 Taos Snow Landscape Lithograph Southwestern Modern Art
By Kenneth Miller Adams
Located in Denver, CO
A striking mid-century lithograph by American artist Kenneth Miller Adams (1897–1966), capturing the quiet beauty of a snow-covered landscape in Taos, New Mexico. Created in 1950, th...
Lithograph
$850
H 33 in W 23.5 in
Orange Woman, Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 21st Century
By Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angela brings vibrant immediacy to her figurative paintings. She uses a depth of colour and bright outlines of her figures to emphasize shape and contours. In all her works Angela gi...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil
Bouquet de fleurs by Moïse Kisling
Located in New Orleans, LA
Moïse Kisling 1891-1953 Polish-French Bouquet de fleurs (Bouquet of Flowers) Signed “Kisling” (lower right) Oil on canvas Moïse Kisling’s Bouquet de fleurs is a striking testamen...
Canvas, Oil
"Montparnasse" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression on Canson et Montgolfier wove paper was printed in 1937 in an edition of 500 for the "Paris 1937" portfolio. Printed at the atelier of Jean-...
Etching
Moïse Kisling 1891-1953.
Located in Plano, TX
Kiki de Montparnasse (Nu Assis). c. 1925. Aquatint printed in colors. Kisling II.36. 25 5/8 x 17 5/8 (sheet 27 3/4 x 19 1/2 (slightly irregular). Edition 100, #46. Housed in a stunning 36 1/2 x 26 1/2-inch champagne gold stepped frame. Kiki de Montparnasse (born October 2, 1901, Cha¢tillon-sur-Seine, France, died March 23, 1953, Paris) French cabaret performer, painter, and artists muse who acquired her nickname for being a fixture in the bohemian circles of the Montparnasse neighbourhood in Paris. She modeled for numerous artists such as Amedeo Modigliani, Man Ray, and Alexander Calder as well as Moïse Kisling. Kiki (Alice Prins...
Color, Aquatint
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H 17.52 in W 13.15 in
Beautiful colored flowers oil on canvas painting by Moise Kisling
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Beautiful colored flowers oil on canvas painting by Moise Kisling Provenance: Wally F Galleries (New York). Sale: Sotheby's New York, May 1996. Private Collection. Accompanied by ...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 16.93 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Seated Woman - Drawing by Moise Kisling - 1930/40s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an Original drawing in Pen and China Ink realized in 1940 by Paulette Humbert. Good conditions. The artwork is depicted through soft strokes in a well-balanced composi...
Pencil
Bouquet of Yellow Wild Flowers - Original Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Moise KISLING Bouquet of Yellow Field Flowers Original Lithograph On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inches) Excellent condition
Lithograph
Red-haired Model - Original Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Moise KISLING Red-haired Original Lithograph With printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inches) Excellent condition
Lithograph
Bouquet of Poppies - Original Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Moise KISLING Bouquet of Poppies Original Lithograph With printed signature in the plate On Arches vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inches) Excellent condition
Lithograph
Dark Hair Woman with Tall Eyes - Lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Moise KISLING Dark Hair Woman with Tall Eyes Lithograph enhanced with watercolor stencil On vellum 38 x 28 cm (c. 15 x 11 inch) Very good condition
Lithograph, Stencil
Portrait du Violoniste Milstein
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas 73 x 93 cm (28 ¾ x 36 ¼ inches) Signed and dated upper right, Kisling New York 1945 Provenance Madame Milstein, London Private collection, United Kingdom Acquir...
Canvas, Oil