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Julius BissierWW-1959-M081086
1959·Oil on canvas·7 1/2 x 9" (19.1 x 22.9 cm)

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Year
1959
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 9" (19.1 x 22.9 cm)

Artist

Julius Bissier
Julius Bissier

Painting

Julius Bissier was a German painter and printmaker whose abstract works combined calligraphic mark-making with a restrained, meditative palette. Working primarily in watercolor, gouache, and ink from the 1920s onward, he developed a distinctive visual language rooted in gestural abstraction and the influence of East Asian art. His small-scale compositions often featured delicate linear forms and subtle color shifts across carefully composed fields. Bissier's practice bridged European modernism and contemplative Eastern aesthetics during a career spanning several decades in the twentieth century.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

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Year
1959
Dimensions
7 1/2 x 9" (19.1 x 22.9 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1959-M081086

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Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Julius Bissier

Julius Bissier

Painting

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