Jean-Pierre Cassigneul (1935) Mythological painting

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul

Jean-Pierre Cassigneul is a French artist known for his stylized paintings of women in fashionable clothing and elegant interiors. He was studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Cassigneul's paintings often feature women with long necks, almond-shaped eyes, and vividly colored clothing set against simple yet elegant backgrounds. He has been influenced by the work of Henri Matisse, Pierre Bonnard, and Edouard Vuillard, as well as Japanese woodblock prints.

Cassigneul's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, including the Tokyo Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, and the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. His paintings are also held in the collections of many prestigious institutions, including the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

In addition to his paintings, Cassigneul has also worked in other media, including lithography and book illustration. He has created illustrations for works by Gustave Flaubert, Paul Verlaine, and Charles Baudelaire, among others.

Cassigneul continues to work and exhibit his art today, and is considered one of the leading figures of the contemporary French art scene.