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Learn MoreLe bouquet dans les bras by Jean-Pierre Cassigneul
- The renowned French artist Jean-Pierre Cassigneul composed this oil on canvas
- This painting is an extraordinary example of his striking portraits of young society women
- A classic example of his aesthetic, this work is a true masterpiece of composition and color
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b.1935 | French
Le bouquet dans les bras
(The bouquet in the arms)
Signed “Cassigneul” (lower right)
Signed, titled and dated "Le bouquet dans les bras / Cassigneul / 2019" (en verso)
Oil on canvas
A bold celebration of color and glamour, Le bouquet dans les bras is a beautiful portrait in oil by the celebrated French painter Jean-Pierre Cassigneul. Capturing a red-haired woman in a sophisticated polka dot dress. . .
b.1935 | French
Le bouquet dans les bras
(The bouquet in the arms)
Signed “Cassigneul” (lower right)
Signed, titled and dated "Le bouquet dans les bras / Cassigneul / 2019" (en verso)
Oil on canvas
A bold celebration of color and glamour, Le bouquet dans les bras is a beautiful portrait in oil by the celebrated French painter Jean-Pierre Cassigneul. Capturing a red-haired woman in a sophisticated polka dot dress against a dark blue interior, the work is characterized by strong composition, contrast and an intriguing impasto technique. Cassigneul's mastery in the handling of color and paint is clearly on display, as well as his remarkable ability to create portraits of intense power and expression.
One of the most popular living French artists, Cassigneul is set apart by his unique ability to produce works that feel both dramatically contemporary and timeless in style. Here, Cassigneul's signature sophisticated beauty in profile holds a bouquet of red and yellow blooms, representing one of the artist's favorite motifs of the stylish lady at leisure. Le bouquet dans les bras exemplifies Cassigneul's ability to compose a painting that balances the classical conceptions of beauty with a distinctly modern, urbane sophistication. With its vibrant palette and flat spatial planes, Cassigneul’s style follows in the tradition of the French Post-Impressionist group known as Les Nabis, which included celebrated French artists such as Pierre Bonnard, Édouard Vuillard and Maurice Denis. Expressionist painter Kees van Dongen was another important influence on the young Cassigneul, whose portraits resemble van Dongen’s elongated, sharply contoured female forms.
Born in Paris in 1935, Cassigneul's grandfather was the founder of the ground-breaking French fashion house Jean Dessès. Raised among the glamor and excitement of the Parisian fashion world, the young Cassigneul observed models, dressmakers and runway shows from a very young age. His interest in art also manifested early, and he painted his first landscape at Deauville at the young age of 12. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, holding his first one-man exhibition at just 17. Since that first show, his work has been widely exhibited throughout the world, particularly in Western Europe, the United States, and Japan, where he enjoys an especially devoted following.
Painted 2019
Canvas: 36 1/4" high x 28 7/8" wide
Frame: 45 7/8" high x 38 5/8" wide x 1 1/2" deep
Maker: | Cassigneul, Jean-Pierre |
Period: | 1919-Present |
Origin: | France |
Type: | Paintings |
Style: | Modernism |
Depth: | 1.5 in. (3.81 cm) |
Width: | 38.63 in. (98.11 cm) |
Height: | 45.88 in. (116.52 cm) |
Canvas Width: | 28.875 in. (73.34 cm) |
Canvas Height: | 36.250 in. (92.08 cm) |
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