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Pierre Grisot
The Parisienne

$5,748.21
£4,250
€5,188.97
CA$8,196.93
A$8,404.57
CHF 4,788.62
MX$106,982.99
NOK 55,004.46
SEK 57,389.48
DKK 38,788.65

About the Item

Pierre Grisot 1911-1995, was a French Painter who painted in the post impressionist manner, he was well known for his depictions of pretty French ladies in various settings. This painting is most typical of his subjects and delicately presented in it's good original frame and condition. A prolific painter who exhibited throughout Europe has become a most affordable and desirable artist to collect, This painting is signed. I have enclosed a further biography of the artist for your interest. Pierre Grisot was a French painter whose work epitomises a refined strand of mid‑20th‑century figurative art rooted in the traditions of the Parisian School. Born in Paris in 1911, Grisot was initially steered toward a scientific career at his family’s behest and trained as an engineer in Besançon. Despite this early technical training, his artistic vocation soon prevailed, and he moved to Paris to pursue formal study at the École des Arts Décoratifs, followed by advanced training at the prestigious École des Beaux‑Arts, where he earned a diploma qualifying him to teach drawing. Although Grisot taught painting and drawing in his early career, he relinquished this role to devote himself fully to his art. His first exhibition was held in Paris in 1942, during the German occupation, marking the beginning of a lifelong presence in the French and international art world. He exhibited regularly in Paris — including at the Salon des Indépendants — and showed his work abroad in galleries and cultural institutions throughout Europe, Scandinavia and the United States. Grisot’s oeuvre is characterised by its vibrant colour, elegant figuration and an urbane sensibility. He is best known for scenes of Parisian life — particularly elegant women in fashionable dress, café scenes, and promenades — alongside still lifes, floral compositions, and landscapes. His style, informed by Post‑Impressionism and the Art Deco palette, combines deft draughtsmanship with a lyrical use of colour and light, offering a view of post‑war French modernity that is at once graceful and lively. In addition to his easel painting, Grisot worked as a fashion illustrator, producing hat and perfume advertisements for Christian Dior and contributions to L’Officiel de la Mode et de la Couture, an experience that further sharpened his sensitivity to contemporary style and the figure. Grisot’s works have been auctioned and collected internationally; surviving works such as L’Averse (a rain scene of a stylish Parisienne) and portraits of modern life attest to his capacity to capture the joie de vivre of his milieu. He died in 1995, leaving a body of work that offers both a pictorial record of mid‑century urban elegance and a distinctive voice within the broader narrative of French figurative painting.
  • Creator:
    Pierre Grisot (1911 - 1995, French)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Douglas, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: No. 4471stDibs: LU2373217464952

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