The Bignou Gallery was a

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gallery located in

Midtown Manhattan Midtown Manhattan is the central portion of the New York City borough of Manhattan, serving as the city's primary central business district. Midtown is home to some of the city's most prominent buildings, including the Empire State Building, the ...

. It was a branch of the Bignou Gallery in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

. The Bignou Gallery exhibited works by major European and American artists including

Paul Gauguin Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influ ...

, Georges Gimel,

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual arts, visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, ...

Jean Lurçat Jean Lurçat (; 1 July 1892 – 6 January 1966) was a French artist noted for his role in the revival of contemporary tapestry. Biography He was born in Bruyères, Vosges, the son of Lucien Jean Baptiste Lurçat and Marie Emilie Marguerite ...

, Antoinette Schulte and

Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (; ; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern art, modern style characterized by a surre ...

.Bignou Gallery. 1935. ''Masterpieces by nineteenth century French painters: Bignou Gallery'': April 11th–30. New York City: The Gallery.

Étienne Bignou

Étienne Bignou Étienne Bignou (born 1891, d. 1950) was a French art dealer specializing in 19th and 20th century art. Biography Bignou first worked with his father-in-law, Bonjean, on rue Laffitte, a specialist in ancient art. Bignou took over the gallery i ...

(1891–1950) was a French art dealer known for his promotion of the Impressionists. After the French art dealer

Georges Petit Georges Petit (; 11 March 1856 – 12 May 1920) was a French art dealer, a key figure in the Paris art world and an important promoter and cultivator of Impressionist artists. Early career Petit was the son of François Petit, who founded the ...

's death, the Galerie Georges Petit was acquired by

and the prominent art dealers/brothers Gaston

Bernheim-Jeune Bernheim-Jeune gallery is one of the oldest art galleries in Paris. Opened on Rue Laffitte in 1863 by Alexandre Bernheim (1839-1915), friend of Delacroix, Corot and Courbet, it changed location a few times before settling on Avenue Matignon. ...

and Josse

External links

Finding aid for the Bignou Gallery Albums, 1930-1940s
The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives
Digitized Exhibition catalogs with essays by Bignou
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Etienne Bignou photograph
Archives of American Art
View from Bignou Gallery photograph
NYPL Digital Gallery

La Mousmé ''La Mousmé'' also known as ''La Mousmé, Sitting in a Cane Chair, Half-Figure (with a branch of oleander)'' was painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1888 while living in Arles, which van Gogh dubbed "the Japan of the south". Retreating from the cit ...

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