Kisling (1891-1953) was born in Krakow, Poland in 1891. He moved to Paris in 1910 at the age of 19 years old. He met many artists in Paris such as Juan Gris, Picasso, Soutine, and Modigliani. Then his famous atelier became the meeting place of many artists. He is one of the most famous painters of the Ecole de Paris and was called “The prince of Montparnasse”.

The most of works in this exhibition are oil paintings and the works were collected from museums and private lenders in France, Switzerland, U.S.A., Israel, Singapore and Japan.

Exhibits :

• about 60 works (mostly oil paintings)

Catalogue Texts :

• Maïthé Vallès-Bled
• Satoshi Murakami

Lenders :

• Musée National d’Art Moderne. Centre G. Pompidou, Paris）
• Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris
• Petit Palais
• Musée d’Art moderne de Céret
• Musée de Grenoble
• Musée des Beaux-arts d’Orléans
• Musée d’Art, Toulon
• Musée Cantini, Marseille
• Musée des Beaux-arts de Menton
• And other museums and private lenders in France, Switzerland, U.S.A., Israel, Singapore and Japan.

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Kisling
Bel-Gazou (Colette de Jouvenel) (part)
1933
Huile sur toile
160 x 110cm
Musée Cantini, Marseille