Françoise Gilot (French, b. 1921)

Even at the young age of 21, Françoise Gilot was one of the most respected artists of the emerging School of Paris, a movement struggling for recognition during the years of The Occupation.

In 1943, during the time of her first important exhibition in Paris, Françoise met Pablo Picasso, an artist 40 years her senior. In 1946, Gilot and Picasso began a decade-long relationship and Françoise
became both a witness and a participant in one of the last great periods of the modern art movement in Europe. Their circle included poets, philosophers, writers, and many of the legends of the art world, such as Braque, Chagall, Cocteau, and Matisse.

After nearly 70 years as an artist, Françoise Gilot continues to conquer canvas with her own language of form and color. Her work, done in a variety of media, holds a vital place in the international art world and represents one of the most exciting collecting opportunities in contemporary art today.

Gilot is included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Musée Picasso in Antibes, Musée de Tel Aviv in Israel, the Women's Museum in Washington D.C., and Bibliothèque Nationale and Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris. In 1990 she received the
Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, for her work as a painter, writer and feminist. In 2010 she was made an Officer of the Legion d'Honneur, the French government's highest honor of the arts.

This extraordinary collection honors thirty-eight years of exhibition history between Françoise Gilot and the Vincent Mann Gallery. The collection comprises important early artworks from the period
1940-1960, selected by Françoise Gilot from her personal archives. Many of these oil paintings, drawings, and mixed-media works have never before been exhibited in the United States.

The Vincent Mann Gallery is honored to present these rare artwortks for sale in "Collection Privée: Early Works by Françoise Gilot 1940-1960."

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Collection Privée  | Oil paintings | Works on Paper | Calling the Birds Drawings | Lithographs


Calling the Birds

 


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"THE LEMON BRANCH" - 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"PRESENT AND FUTURE" - 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"SEPARATE YET TOGETHER" - 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"FIGURE BY THE SEA" - 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"SPRINGTIME" - 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"WOMAN IN A LANDSCAPE" - 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"VILLAGE GIRL" - 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"PRETTY SIXTEEN " - 2006
Graphite on Paper, Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"ENCOUNTER" - 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"OWL WATCHING" - 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed L/C
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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FRANCOISE
GILOT

"WITH SOME LUCK"- 2008
Graphite on Paper, Signed Signed L/R
Sheet Size:  20" x 26"
Framed Size: 33 3/8" x 39 3/8"


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These rare and unique works were selected from the Gilot archives for this presentation. An opportunity is yours to share ownership with seasoned collectors, wonderful works by the remarkable artist Francoise Gilot.



 
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