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 – 1949), 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 of 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 (1865 - 1949) 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.
