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)
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
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
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
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Montparnasse, A La gloire à Paris, Moise Kisling
Located in Southampton, NY
Etching on vélin Canson et Montgolfier paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Published by L'Imprimerie Daragnès, Paris; printed by Jean Gabriel Daragnès, Paris, ...
Etching
Akt - Lithograph by Moise Kisling - 1930s
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
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...
Belfry - lithograph by Moise Kisling - 1929
Located in Roma, IT
Not signed. Very good conditions.
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
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
$1,598
H 40 in W 30 in D 0.05 in
Original Washington D.C. American Airlines vintage travel poster Midcentury
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Washington (D.C.) American Airlines mid-century vintage travel poster. Professional archival linen backed in very fine condition, ready to frame. Featuring one of the ...
Lithograph
Mary Lightfoot, Street Scene in Taos
Located in New York, NY
Mary Lightfoot was born in Ravenna, Texas. She studied at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton and the North Texas State Teachers College prior to receiving a master of arts degree from Columbia University. Her entire teaching career was with the Dallas Public School system; she summered in Europe...
Lithograph
$1,563
H 13 in W 18.12 in D 0.04 in
Jean Cocteau - Europe's Diversity - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: Europe's Diversity Signed in the plate Dimensions: 33 x 46 cm Edition: 200 Luxury print edition from the portfolio of Sciaky 1961 Jean Coc...
Lithograph
$1,442
H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Jean Cocteau - He ! He! Toro - Original Lithograph
By Jean Cocteau
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Original Lithograph by Jean Cocteau Title: He ! He! Toro 1961 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Lithograph made for the portfolio "Gitans et Corridas" published by Société de Diffusion Artistiq...
Lithograph
$1,082
H 14.97 in W 11.03 in D 0.04 in
Leonor Fini - Servants - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By Leonor Fini
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Leonor Fini - Servants - Original Handsigned Lithograph Les Elus de la Nuit 1986 Conditions: excellent Handsigned and Numbered Edition: 230 Dimensions: 38 x 28 cm Editions: Trinckve...
Lithograph
$841
H 18.12 in W 13.39 in D 0.04 in
Leonor Fini - Walking on Death - Original Lithograph
By Leonor Fini
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Leonor Fini - Walking on Death - Original Lithograph The Flowers of Evil 1964 Conditions: excellent Edition: 500 Dimensions: 46 x 34 cm Editions: Le Cercle du Livre Précieux, Paris...
Lithograph
Leonor Fini - Red-Hair - Original Lithograph
By Leonor Fini
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Leonor Fini - Red-Hair - Original Lithograph The Flowers of Evil 1964 Conditions: excellent Edition: 500 Dimensions: 46 x 34 cm Editions: Le Cercle du Livre Précieux, Paris Unsigne...
Lithograph
$1,563
H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
after Henri Matisse - Nude With Oranges - Lithograph
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri Matisse - Nude With Oranges Edition of 200 printed signature, as issued 76 x 56 cm Posthumous edition after the original drawing with the stamp of the Succession Matisse ...
Lithograph
$4,311
H 19.25 in W 22 in D 1.75 in
Lithograph of American rural life timeless with architecture monochrome
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in London, GB
A man raises his hand to his chin, his neck tilted and face turned to look at a dilapidated farmhouse, barely held together by planks of wood and exposed to the elements. Behind him ...
Lithograph
$800
H 25 in W 32 in
Goldfish, Cubist Still Life Signed Lithograph by Andre Minaux
By Andre Minaux
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Andre Minaux, French (1923 - 1986) Title: Goldfish Year: circa 1979 Medium: Lithograph on Arches Paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 120 Image Size: 21 x 26 inches ...
Lithograph
Jar from Samarkland, Alice Neel
By Alice Neel
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Alice Neel (1900-1984) Title: Jar from Samarkland Year: 1982 Medium: Lithograph on Arches paper Edition: 77/175, plus proofs Size: 38 x 28 inches Condition: Excellent Inscrip...
Lithograph
"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
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