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Julius Bissier

Julius Bissier

German, 1893
WA-00026250
Painting
Representation
None documented
2
Institutional Exhibitions
9
Works in Collection
20
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
70%
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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987–1988
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Prints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1983

Field Verification (3 fields)

3 cross-verified · 0 single-source
  • BiographyMoMA· 93%✓
  • Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
  • NationalityArtsy· 85%✓

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About

Why this artist matters now

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.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (9)

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Artwork sources (2)

9 published of 17 catalogued · 8 with image
  • MoMA
    8 publishedof 16 catalogued7 img
  • Tate
    1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)

1 entries · 1 sources
  • 20 Jan. 59 Zurich
    1959 · Tate · 1 prov
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Images

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Mother and Child (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
Mother and Child (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago

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Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionMaster Prints from the Collection
New York · 1987
ExhibitionMaster Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York · 1987
Group ExhibitionPrints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
New York · 1983
ExhibitionPrints from Blocks: Gauguin to Now
Museum of Modern Art
New York · 1983