Yves Gannes (1931–2019) - Bouquet de fleurs vase blanc et aux fruits (Vendu sans prix de réserve)

We present you with a gouache on paper depicting a still life with a white vase, flowers, and fruits by Yves Gannes (1931–2019)

This composition features a large white vase adorned with brightly colored flowers, accompanied by green fruits and a small pitcher on a table.

Title: Still life with white vase and fruits

Technique: gouache on thick paper

Artist: Yves Gannes (1931–2019)

Artwork format: 45 × 29 cm

Condition: Good condition, with some rubbing and visible irregularities of

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 workshop.

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

His talent was recognized by institutions as early as 1951, when 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 exhibited at Arthur Tooth & Sons Gallery in London. His work was also shown 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 hosted by Borstahusens Konstforening at Landskrona Konsthall (1975).

Yves Ganne participated in numerous group exhibitions: the Salon de la Jeune Peinture, the Salon of the School of Paris at Galerie Charpentier (from 1954), the Salon of Painters Witnessing Their Time (1956), or the first Paris Biennale in 1959.

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

From 1965 he created 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 collections in France, notably at the Centre Pompidou – Musée National d’Art Moderne, at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, but also internationally, such as the Cincinnati Museum (Ohio), the Seattle Museum (Washington), or Edinburgh in Scotland.