MANZANA-PISSARRO GEORGES ( 1871-1961)
Stencil in colors and gold and silver bronze ink.Very nice state proof, annotated as such, on beige textured vellum and signed lower left.Framed proof.Ca.1920Third son of Camille Pissarro, whose student he was also, Georges Manzana-Pissarro turned very early towards decorative arts and animal art. In 1894, he chose his maternal grandmother's name as a pseudonym, probably out of a desire to differentiate himself from his father. In 1910, he definitively adopted the association of the two names and signed his works Manzana-Pissarro. He regularly exhibits watercolors, engravings and gouaches enhanced with gold and silver, representing birds and fish, at the Salon des Indépendants.Around 1906, influenced by Gauguin, Manzana-Pissarro developed a penchant for Japonism, perceptible in his work by the introduction of the stencil technique. Establishing itself throughout the 1910s, this reference established its reputation. Introduced by his father to the study of nature, he observed the animal world and in particular the domestic fauna composed of swans, roosters, chickens, peacocks... His stencils are preciously crafted, the animals of which seem to stand out from the support thanks to the marked contrast of colors and the use of metallic backgrounds gives his works a highly decorative aspect. Combining modesty of the subject and refinement of the technique, Georges Manzana-Pissarro also created numerous decorative objects, tapestries, furniture, rugs, decorated with delicate animal compositions.At view : 245 x 415Frame : 450 x 610..