39 - Moïse KISLING (Kraków 1891 – Sanary-sur-Mer 1953)

Moïse KISLING (Kraków 1891 – Sanary-sur-Mer 1953) Nude from Behind Oil on canvas 73 x 54 cm Signed lower right "Kisling" Bibliography: Jean KISLING, Kisling 1891–1953, Text by Henri Troyat, Catalog Raisonné, Volume 2, Ed. Jean Kisling, Italy, 1982, no. 80, p. 312 “Kisling pushed realist painting to its highest potential through his desperate need to create. He does not captivate at first glance. He surprises and wins you over by force. Then his enchantments take effect. One never forgets Kisling’s works, for they are as diverse as their subjects themselves… He never repeats himself, and each of his works is a new experiment in color. His love of life, his sensual temperament thirsting for intensity, and his prodigious health make him the most powerful colorist of the School of Paris.” Florent Fels, *Kisling, Jewish Artists*, Paris, Edition Le Triangle, 1928, p. 16.