Lucienne Bisson

Lucienne Bisson
Born6 July 1880
Died14 August 1939 (1939-08-15) (aged 59)
NationalityFrench
Known forPainting
FamilyFrédérique Vallet-Bisson (mother) Pierre-Auguste Renoir (biological father)

Lucienne Bisson (6 July 1880 – 14 August 1939) was a French artist.

Bisson was born in Paris. She was the illegitimate daughter of French painter and sculptor Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919)[1] and Frédérique Vallet-Bisson (1862 – 1948), also a French painter who was leading the Société Féminine des Artistes.[2][nb 1]

Lucienne Bisson exhibited her works in many French Salons, among them the Salon des Indépendants.[2] She is famous for her Paris city views, beautiful landscapes and colorful still lifes.[citation needed] For instance, a Bisson painting captured the "heavy atmosphere" on a cloudy Paris street in 1920s.[1]

Lucienne Bisson, Madame Griffon, pastel, c. 1930

She died in August 1939, roughly one year before Nazi Germany occupied France during World War II. Her mother outlived Lucienne by 9 years, dying in 1948.

Notes

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  1. ^ Frédérique Vallet-Bisson (1862 - 1948) studied with Jules Lefebvre. She exhibited Two Roses at the 1893 Columbian World Exposition and in 1914 received the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur as a successful painter. Lucienne may have been born in 1884.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "New Stuff". New York Times. May 16, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Dictionnaire Bénézit, vol. 2, éditions Gründ, January 1999, 13440 p. (ISBN 2700030125), p. 352
  3. ^ French Women Painters: 1893 Chicago World's Fair & Exposition - Frédérique Vallet-Bisson. Arcadia Systems. Received March 15, 2014.
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  • Artnet Photos d'oeuvres de Lucienne Bisson