Cassigneul, Jean-Pierre, Bagatelle I, 1981
1981
Original lithograph in color
76 x 54 cm
Tirage Mourlot, Paris
Catalogue raisonné : Sauret 244
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul’s works, influenced by post-impressionist artists such as Édouard Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard, are distinguished by a unique style. Cassigneul depicts women with slender silhouettes and remarkable elegance, recognizable by consistent features despite their varied outfits. It is often assumed that the woman depicted is the same, a muse dear to the artist.
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul’s originality lies in the way he integrates his figures into changing environments. Landscapes in the background evolve with the passage of time and seasonal variations, creating a dynamic atmosphere. His ability to capture temporality and fuse traditional influences with a contemporary aesthetic captivates the viewer.
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About the author
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul (born 1935)
Jean-Pierre Cassigneul has built up a personal body of work on the bangs of contemporary artistic circles and preoccupations. Women, saturated-colored gardens in bloom in the heart of summer, and the seaside are among the subjects that have most captured his attention. Mostly alone, in profile, elegantly dressed, wearing a hat, his figures evoke Verlaine’s famous lines about women “who are, each time, neither quite the same nor quite another” (Poèmes saturniens, 1866).
