{"product_id":"les-voiles-oil-on-canvas-by-french-artist-jacques-bouyssou","title":"\"Les Voiles\" Oil on Canvas by French Artist Jacques Bouyssou","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Les Voiles\" oil on canvas by French artist Jacques Bouyssou ( 1926 - 1997 ). Signed lower left and labeled on verso.  Circa 1950's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5  x  6.5 inches sight  \u0026amp;  11  x  10.5 inches framed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA gem of a small post-impressionist painting where the artist’s talent for composition, harmonious sense of colors and luminosity are on full display !\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the artist : Born in Honfleur in 1926, Jacques Bouyssou was still a child when exposed to art exhibited in his father's gallery. Artists such as Othon-Friez, Dufy, Lagar, and Leprin were frequent guests at his family home. Bouyssou first studied architecture and draftsmanship at the Beaux Arts de Troyes and later in Paris at Académie de la Grande Chaumière with painting as his focus. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere, Bouyssou was tutored by Friez; his favorite theme was the sea and beach scenes from his native Normandy. Success came swiftly with multiple exhibitions in the 50’s on wards in Paris, London and New York. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuperb draftsmanship and composition in a post-impressionist style, supported by clear, sensitive and harmonious use of color and light are celebrated by discerning collectors and his paintings are found in notable private collections and museums throughout Europe and the United States . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExhibition Awards: 1er prix du Salon des Bas Normands, 1955; 1er prix de Deauville, 1965; Peintre agréé au Département de la Marine, 1973; 1er prix de Maisons Laffitte, 1978; Medaille de la Ville de Paris, 1978; peintre titulaire de la Marine, 1987; Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur, 1990. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMuseums: Honfleur; Rouen; Beyrouth; Montreal; Philadelphia; Musée Art Moderne Paris; Musée de la Marine, Paris; New York Public Library; Bibliothèque Nationale Paris; National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, GB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Framont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43356768370806,"sku":null,"price":1850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1678\/5615\/files\/214_master.webp?v=1777495441","url":"https:\/\/www.averydash.com\/products\/les-voiles-oil-on-canvas-by-french-artist-jacques-bouyssou","provider":"Avery \u0026 Dash Collections","version":"1.0","type":"link"}