Pocock Fine Art & Antiques - André Gisson "Still Life"

André Gisson
American, 1921 - 2003
"Still Life of Flowers and Fruit"
Oil on Canvas measures 24" x 30" - Signed upper left

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Although many sources cite him as a French painter, he was in reality a struggling painter in New York City. To
enhance his reputation, he claimed to be French and adopted the brush name of André Gisson. He also
professed to have been born in 1910 rather than his true birth date of 1921, to be more closely aligned with the
founders of the Impressionist movement.

Gisson’s real name was Anders Gittelson. Born in 1921 in Brooklyn, he graduated from the Pratt Institute and
was a Captain in the Army during World War II. His paintings reflect his adopted Francophile persona, backed by
extensive travels and studies in Europe and the Far East and his desire to appear cosmopolitan in background.
Over four decades, his one-man shows extended from New York, Washington, Texas and California to London,
Paris and Tokyo.

Gisson's landscapes, beach scenes, and portraits were intended to create a reflective mood of serenity. The still-
lifes show Japanese influence in his work, while the French influence is more pronounced in his landscapes,
beach scenes and studies of the human figure.

His work is in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution and the Triton Museum of Art, in North Carolina.
Among his private collectors were President Lyndon B. Johnson and W. Somerset Maugham.

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