Chaissac, Gaston, 1910-1964

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Gaston Chaissac (1910–1964) was a French painter. An autodidact and son of the French rural working class, he became involved in the art world when he lived next door to Otto Freundlich and Jeanne Kosnick-Kloss in Paris during the 1930s. They showed him modern art and supported his efforts to paint, helping him along and promoting his work. Gaston Chaissac is often considered to be part of the Art Brut or Outsider Art category. Some artists have described his style as "modern rustic." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaston_Chaissac
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Harry Shunk and Shunk-Kender photographs Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Chaissac, Gaston : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Wilhelm Arntz collection of rare exhibition catalogs and printed ephemera, approximately 1900-1985 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Friedman, B. H. (Bernard Harper), 1926-2011. B. H. Friedman papers, 1950-1996. Cornell University Library
creatorOf Martel, André, 1930-. Papers, ca. 1950-1965. Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Chaissac, Gaston, 1910-1964. Totem double face, 1961. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
creatorOf Chaissac, Gaston, 1910-1964. Gaston Chaissac : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1930?-1990 [graphic] [compiled by staff of The Museum of Modern Art, New York]. Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection
creatorOf Chaissac, Gaston, 1910-1964. Totem double face, 1961 [Multimédia multisupport]. Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF
referencedIn Wilhelm Arntz papers, 1898-1986 Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Harald Szeemann papers Getty Research Institute
creatorOf Chaissac, Gaston, 1910-1964. Gaston Chaissac : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1920-2000 [graphic]. Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection
referencedIn Galerie Schmela records, 1923-2006 (bulk 1957-1992) Getty Research Institute
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acquaintanceOf Freundlich, Otto, 1878-1943 person
associatedWith Frick Art Reference Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Friedman, B. H. (Bernard Harper), 1926-2011. person
correspondedWith Gleizes, Albert, 1881-1953 person
associatedWith Martel, André, 1930- person
associatedWith Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Queneau, Raymond, 1903-1976 person
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Arts, French
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Birth 1910-08-13

Death 1964-11-06

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French

French

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