Gaston Chaissac (1910 - 1964)

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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:Post War Art, Art brut

Creators France

Henri-Joseph Harpignies (1819 - 1916)
Henri-Joseph Harpignies
1819 - 1916
Jean-Marc Nattier (1685 - 1766)
Jean-Marc Nattier
1685 - 1766
Chris von Wangenheim (1942 - 1981)
Chris von Wangenheim
1942 - 1981
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre (1714 - 1789)
Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre
1714 - 1789
Alexandre René Véron (1826 - 1897)
Alexandre René Véron
1826 - 1897
Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859 - 1937)
Henry Ossawa Tanner
1859 - 1937
Jacques Bellange (1575 - 1616)
Jacques Bellange
1575 - 1616
François Morellet (1926 - 2016)
François Morellet
1926 - 2016
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet (1792 - 1845)
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet
1792 - 1845
Ary Scheffer (1795 - 1858)
Ary Scheffer
1795 - 1858
Théophile Barrau (1848 - 1913)
Théophile Barrau
1848 - 1913
Jean-Pierre Rivalz II (1720 - 1785)
Jean-Pierre Rivalz II
1720 - 1785
Raymond Waydelich (1938)
Raymond Waydelich
1938
Jean-Baptiste Germain (1841 - 1910)
Jean-Baptiste Germain
1841 - 1910
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (1824 - 1887)
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
1824 - 1887
Julio Le Parc (1928)
Julio Le Parc
1928

Creators Art brut

Herbert Achternbusch (1938 - 2022)
Herbert Achternbusch
1938 - 2022
Ernst Schroffenegger (1905 - 1994)
Ernst Schroffenegger
1905 - 1994
Bernd Berner (1930 - 2002)
Bernd Berner
1930 - 2002
Gabriele Daube (1901 - 1988)
Gabriele Daube
1901 - 1988
Liudmila Vladislavovna Rakhmaninova (1920 - 2007)
Liudmila Vladislavovna Rakhmaninova
1920 - 2007
Yun Gee (1906 - 1963)
Yun Gee
1906 - 1963
Karl Struss (1886 - 1981)
Karl Struss
1886 - 1981
Heinrich Witz (1924 - 1997)
Heinrich Witz
1924 - 1997
Aleksandra Mitrfanovna Beltsova (1892 - 1981)
Aleksandra Mitrfanovna Beltsova
1892 - 1981
Paul Schmidt (1912 - 1983)
Paul Schmidt
1912 - 1983
Werner Büttner (1954)
Werner Büttner
1954
Iosif Moiseevich Chaykov (1888 - 1979)
Iosif Moiseevich Chaykov
1888 - 1979
Hedwig Holtz-Sommer (1901 - 1970)
Hedwig Holtz-Sommer
1901 - 1970
Jürgen Schadeberg (1931 - 2020)
Jürgen Schadeberg
1931 - 2020
Aleksandra Briede (1901 - 1992)
Aleksandra Briede
1901 - 1992
WilliWilli Kopf (1949)
WilliWilli Kopf
1949
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