Narcissus (1948) by Moise Kisling
Narcissus (1948) by Moise Kisling
- 🎨 Moïse Kisling was a Polish-born French painter known for his portrayal of the female form and numerous nudes and portraits.
- 🇫🇷 He became a French national in 1924 after serving in the French Foreign Legion during World War I.
- 🇺🇸 Kisling emigrated to the United States during World War II due to the threat to Jews in occupied France, settling in Southern California where he exhibited his works.
- ⚔️ Despite being 49, he volunteered for army service again during World War II.
- 💼 Kisling developed close professional relationships with painters like Amedeo Modigliani and Jules Pascin, and he was part of the Parisian avant-garde known as the School of Paris.
- 🖼️ His works are held by museums globally, including the Harvard Art Museums, British Museum, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Available as a fine art print and as a stretched canvas panel (heavy fine art canvas stretched over 1.5 inch deep edge solid wood frame).
All prints are made using archival art stocks and UV pigment inks to give up to 200 years life. Prints are sold unframed and unmounted.
