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1886 Villereal, Lot-et-Garonne, France - 1964 Boissierettes, Lot, France. Known for: Modernist portrait and nude painting.
Roger Bissière. French, 1886-1964. By 1920, the artistic battles that had marked the first decades of the twentieth century and the swift rise to prominence of modernity had abated. The cultural... Read full biography
Roger Bissière. French, 1886-1964. By 1920, the artistic battles that had marked the first decades of the twentieth century and the swift rise to prominence of modernity had abated. The cultural shock left by the First World War left artists, critics and writers looking for means to reconnect with... Read full biography
Roger Bissière. French, 1886-1964. By 1920, the artistic battles that had marked the first decades of the twentieth century and the swift rise to prominence of modernity had abated. The cultural shock left by the First World War left artists, critics and writers looking for means to reconnect with a more simple past and with longstanding traditions. Artistic currents once recognized for their departure from the "juste milieu' now sought to look back to a more coherent mode of representation:... Read full biography
Roger Bissière. French, 1886-1964. By 1920, the artistic battles that had marked the first decades of the twentieth century and the swift rise to prominence of modernity had abated. The cultural shock left by the First World War left artists, critics and writers looking for means to reconnect with a more simple past and with longstanding traditions. Artistic currents once recognized for their departure from the "juste milieu' now sought to look back to a more coherent mode of representation: this was the period of Picasso's bathers and the abstracted nude allegorical figures of Aristide Maillol. It is in this atmosphere that Roger Bissière developed his particular approach to Cubism. Abandoning the cubist approach that sought to break and... Read full biography
Roger Bissière. French, 1886-1964. By 1920, the artistic battles that had marked the first decades of the twentieth century and the swift rise to prominence of modernity had abated. The cultural shock left by the First World War left artists, critics and writers looking for means to reconnect with a more simple past and with longstanding traditions. Artistic currents once recognized for their departure from the "juste milieu' now sought to look back to a more coherent mode of representation: this was the period of Picasso's bathers and the abstracted nude allegorical figures of Aristide Maillol. It is in this atmosphere that Roger Bissière developed his particular approach to Cubism. Abandoning the cubist approach that sought to break and dissolve form, the new Cubism sought formal simplicity and harmony based on a logical, classical order.... Read full biography
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Roger Bissière
French, 1886-1964
By 1920, the artistic battles that had marked the first decades of the twentieth century and the swift rise to prominence of modernity had abated. The cultural shock left by the First World War left artists, critics and writers looking for means to reconnect with a more simple past and with longstanding traditions. Artistic currents once recognized for their departure from the "juste milieu' now sought to look back to a more coherent mode of representation: this was the period of Picasso's bathers and the abstracted nude allegorical figures of Aristide Maillol. It is in this atmosphere that Roger Bissière developed his particular approach to Cubism. Abandoning the ...But wait, there's more...
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