Philippe Vasseur Rare Fine Art Lithograph:" La Mer Sombre"
Artist: Philippe Vasseur
Title:La Mer Sombre
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Image size:23 1/2" x 23 1/2" | Paper 30" x 29"
About the Artist: Philippe Vasseur was born in November 1954 in Lisieux, France. Woodworking, his family's craft, was his earliest inspiration and made an indelible impression on his young mind. He realized early on that his ambitions would one day be manifested through work he would create with his own hands. At eighteen, Vasseur left Normandy For London to enroll in the London Academy of Drawing. A year later he was admitted into the prestigious Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied drawing and art history. His work received Almost immediate recognition. While he was still in school, his drawings were exhibited in Parisian galleries. In 1976, Gallimard, famous book publisher of classical literature by such authors as William Styron, Truman Capote and Caldwell, attracted millions of readers and placed the twenty-one year-old visionary on the map by creating engaging jacket covers with his images. In the following years, Masseur felt the urge to paint. He moved to Normandy in 1983, where he studied traditional landscapes and frequented museums to observe Impressionism. Within three years he would enjoy his first sell-out exhibition of paintings.
Title:La Mer Sombre
Edition::
Image size:23 1/2" x 23 1/2" | Paper 30" x 29"
About the Artist: Philippe Vasseur was born in November 1954 in Lisieux, France. Woodworking, his family's craft, was his earliest inspiration and made an indelible impression on his young mind. He realized early on that his ambitions would one day be manifested through work he would create with his own hands. At eighteen, Vasseur left Normandy For London to enroll in the London Academy of Drawing. A year later he was admitted into the prestigious Ecole Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he studied drawing and art history. His work received Almost immediate recognition. While he was still in school, his drawings were exhibited in Parisian galleries. In 1976, Gallimard, famous book publisher of classical literature by such authors as William Styron, Truman Capote and Caldwell, attracted millions of readers and placed the twenty-one year-old visionary on the map by creating engaging jacket covers with his images. In the following years, Masseur felt the urge to paint. He moved to Normandy in 1983, where he studied traditional landscapes and frequented museums to observe Impressionism. Within three years he would enjoy his first sell-out exhibition of paintings.
