Lucienne Bisson
Lucienne Bisson (6 July 1880 – 14 August 1939) was a French artist.
Lucienne Bisson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 July 1880 |
| Died | 14 August 1939 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting |
| Family | Frédérique Vallet-Bisson (mother) Pierre-Auguste Renoir (biological father) |
Bisson was born in Paris. She was the illegitimate daughter of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919)[1] and Frédérique Vallet-Bisson (1862 – 1948), 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. For instance, Bisson made a painting that captured the "heavy atmosphere" on a cloudy Paris street in 1920s.[1]
She died in August 1939, roughly one year before Nazi Germany occupied France during the World War II conflict. Her mother continued on living and managed to outlive Lucienne by 9 years (Frédérique died in 1948).
Notes
- 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
- "New Stuff". New York Times. May 16, 2004. Retrieved March 15, 2014.
- Dictionnaire Bénézit, vol. 2, éditions Gründ, January 1999, 13440 p. (ISBN 2700030125), p. 352
- French Women Painters: 1893 Chicago World's Fair & Exposition - Frédérique Vallet-Bisson. Arcadia Systems. Received March 15, 2014.