Yves Ganne (1931-2019) - La marchande de poisson

We present to you this very astonishing ink drawing representing The Fishmonger, by Yves Ganne (1931–2019).

The composition reveals a female face with stylized features, wearing a geometric hat, associated with a hand holding a fish, all treated through a dense network of concentric lines and hatching hinting at the veins of wood. This singular work testifies to Ganne's expressionist and visionary language, at the border between figuration and abstraction. The work is signed and dated July 1949 at the bottom right, with the title inscribed by the artist.

Title: The Fishmonger

Technique: Ink on paper

Artist: Yves Ganne (1931–2019)

Year: 1949

Work format: 25 x 32.5 cm

Condition: Good condition, stains and a tear

Good condition, dirt and stains see photos

Yves GANNE (Nantes 1931-2019)

Yves Ganne was born in Angers on July 13, 1931. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts de Nantes, which he joined in 1946. In 1950 he settled in Paris to join Fernand Léger’s studio.

He also received in 1950 two major distinctions: the Young Painting Prize and the City of Menton Prize.

His talent was recognized by institutions as early as 1951; two of his paintings were acquired by the National Museum of Modern Art in Paris.

He regularly exhibited in Paris, notably at Galerie Drouant-David (1954, 1958) and more recently at Galerie Francis Barlier in Paris and Honfleur (1994, 2003, 2004). He also exhibited with the greats, notably in 1954 with Bernard Buffet at Galerie Visconti.

His work transcends French borders. As early as 1956, he was shown at Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery in London. His work was also presented in the United States: at Cushman Gallery in Houston (1959), at Van Diemen Lilienfeld Gallery in New York (1966), then at Dalzell-Hatfield Gallery in Los Angeles (1968). In Sweden, he was welcomed at Borstahusens Konstforening Gallery in Landskrona Konsthall (1975).

Yves Ganne participated in numerous group exhibitions: the Salon de la Jeune Peinture, the Salon de l’École de Paris at Galerie Charpentier (from 1954), the Salon des Peintres Témoins de Leur Temps (1956), and the first Paris Biennial in 1959.

His style, deeply rooted in the French figurative tradition, stands out for a personal vision of the still life, the female portrait, and scenes of daily life. He avoids all academicism by favoring a sensitive and balanced expression, where color plays a central role.

From 1965 he produced more than 250 original lithographic editions, distributed in France, the United States, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, and Japan.

Today his works are held in prestigious public French collections, notably the Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre Pompidou and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, but also internationally, such as in the Cincinnati Museum of Art (Ohio), the Seattle Art Museum (Washington), and Edinburgh in Scotland.