Gaston Chaissac (1910 - 1964) - photo 1

Gaston Chaissac

Gaston Chaissac was a French self-taught painter.

In 1937, the painter Otto Freindlich, who happened to be his neighbor, recognized his talent and guided Chaissac, a simple laborer, into the field of painting. In addition to painting, Gaston Chaissac used everyday objects to create his Totems, painted on canvas, cardboard, stone, sheet metal, glued from stumps, used wooden boards...

Gaston Chaissac's work is often categorized as Art Brut or Outsider Art, while others refer to his style as "modern rustic".

Date and place of birt:13 august 1910, Avallon, France
Date and place of death:7 november 1964, La Roche-sur-Yon, France
Nationality:France
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Genre:Genre art, Portrait
Art style:Art brut, Post War Art

Creators France

Claude Viseux (1927 - 2008)
Claude Viseux
1927 - 2008
Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin (1861 - 1939)
Konstantin Alekseyevich Korovin
1861 - 1939
Federico Zandomeneghi (1841 - 1917)
Federico Zandomeneghi
1841 - 1917
Claude Audran III (1658 - 1734)
Claude Audran III
1658 - 1734
Charles Angrand (1854 - 1926)
Charles Angrand
1854 - 1926
Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841 - 1905)
Louis-Ernest Barrias
1841 - 1905
George Hoyningen-Huene (1900 - 1968)
George Hoyningen-Huene
1900 - 1968
Robert Antoine Pinchon (1886 - 1943)
Robert Antoine Pinchon
1886 - 1943
Albert Dubois-Pillet (1846 - 1890)
Albert Dubois-Pillet
1846 - 1890
Nicolas Desportes (1718 - 1787)
Nicolas Desportes
1718 - 1787
Jean-François Perroy (1957)
Jean-François Perroy
1957
Jean Royère (1902 - 1981)
Jean Royère
1902 - 1981
Patrick Demarchelier (1943 - 2022)
Patrick Demarchelier
1943 - 2022
Théo van Rysselberghe (1862 - 1926)
Théo van Rysselberghe
1862 - 1926
Roger Godchaux (1878 - 1958)
Roger Godchaux
1878 - 1958
Jean Paul Brusset (1909 - 1985)
Jean Paul Brusset
1909 - 1985

Creators Art brut

Franz Josef Lipensky (1932 - 2023)
Franz Josef Lipensky
1932 - 2023
Bob Thompson (1937 - 1966)
Bob Thompson
1937 - 1966
Heinrich Neuy (1911 - 2003)
Heinrich Neuy
1911 - 2003
Mikhail Ivanovich Kurzin (1888 - 1957)
Mikhail Ivanovich Kurzin
1888 - 1957
Valerii Georgievich Traugot (1936 - 2009)
Valerii Georgievich Traugot
1936 - 2009
Tadasuke Kuwayama (1935)
Tadasuke Kuwayama
1935
Thomas Ring (1892 - 1983)
Thomas Ring
1892 - 1983
Peter Arthur Hutchinson (1930)
Peter Arthur Hutchinson
1930
Fritz Schwegler (1935 - 2014)
Fritz Schwegler
1935 - 2014
Edward Dwurnik (1943 - 2018)
Edward Dwurnik
1943 - 2018
Rudolf Anton Guba (1884 - 1950)
Rudolf Anton Guba
1884 - 1950
Karl Fuchs (1872 - 1968)
Karl Fuchs
1872 - 1968
Johann Peter Flück (1902 - 1954)
Johann Peter Flück
1902 - 1954
Harry Weinberger (1924 - 2009)
Harry Weinberger
1924 - 2009
Jacques Doucet (1924 - 1994)
Jacques Doucet
1924 - 1994
Louis Soutter (1871 - 1942)
Louis Soutter
1871 - 1942