Moise Kisling (January 22, 1891 - April 29, 1953) was a Polish painter. January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Born in Kraków, Poland, he studied at the School of Fine Arts in Kraków, where he was encouraged to go on to Paris, France, at the time, the center for artistic creativity. Wawel Hill. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

In 1910, Kisling moved to Montmartre and a few years later to Montparnasse. At the outbreak of World War I he volunteered for service in the French Foreign Legion, and in 1915 he was seriously wounded in the Battle of the Somme, for which he was awarded French citizenship. Montmartre seen from the centre Georges Pompidou (1897), a painting by Camille Pissarro of the boulevard that led to Montmartre as seen from his hotel room. ... The Montparnasse Tower, which at 209m was the tallest building in Western Europe when it was built. ... Combatants Allied Powers: Russian Empire France British Empire Italy United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary German Empire Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Commanders Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Ferdinand Foch Robert Nivelle Herbert Henry Asquith Sir Douglas Haig Sir John Jellicoe Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Woodrow... Legionnaire (film) The French Foreign Legion (French: Légion étrangère) is a unique elite unit within the French Army established in 1831. ... Combatants United Kingdom Australia Canada New Zealand Newfoundland South Africa France German Empire Commanders Douglas Haig Joseph Joffre Max von Gallwitz Fritz von Below Strength 13 British and 11 French divisions (initial) 51 British and 48 French divisions (final) 10½ divisions (initial) 50 divisions (final) Casualties 419,654 British Empire...

Kisling lived and worked in Montparnasse where he was part of the renowned artistic community gathered there at the time. He became close friends with many of his contemporaries, including his neighbor, Amedeo Modigliani, who painted him in 1916 (today at the Musee d'Art Moderneas). His style used in painting landscapes is similar to that of Marc Chagall, but, a master at depicting the female body, his surreal nudes and portraits earned him the widest acclaim. Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (July 12, 1884 – January 24, 1920) was a Jewish-Italian painter and sculptor who pursued his career for the most part in France. ... Marc Chagall as photographed in 1941 by Carl Van Vechten. ...

The largest collection of Kisling's works can be seen at the Musée du Petit Palais in Geneva, Switzerland. Some of his paintings: Coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva Coat of arms of the City of Geneva Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra, Romansh Genevra, Spanish: Ginebra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zurich), located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac de Genève or Lac L...

• Nu assis (Kiki de Montparnasse)
• Portrait de Madeleine Lebeau
• Woman in a Shawl
• Paysage de Sanary
• Spanish Woman
• Jeune femme blonde
• Femme nue assise
• Nu allongé
• Port de Tamaris
• Portrait de jeune fille brune
• Buste nu couché
• Woman in an Interior

Moise Kisling died in Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on April 29, 1953. Alice Ernestine Prin (October 2, 1901 – April 29, 1953), was a French artists model, nightclub singer, actress, and painter best [] known as Kiki de Montparnasse. ... The commune of Sanary-sur-Mer is a seaside resort in the département of Var in Provence 13 km from Toulon and 49 km from Marseille, in the south of France. ... Var is a département of southern France. ... Location Administration Capital Marseille Regional President Michel Vauzelle (PS) (since 1998) Départements Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-Maritimes Bouches-du-Rhône Hautes-Alpes Var Vaucluse Arrondissements 18 Cantons 237 Communes 963 Statistics Land area1 31,400 km² Population (Ranked 3rd)  - January 1, 2005 est. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

External links

• Marevna, "Homage to Friends from Montparnasse" (1962) Top left to right: Diego Rivera, Ilya Ehrenburg, Chaim Soutine, Amedeo Modigliani, his wife Jeanne Hébuterne, Max Jacob, gallery owner Leopold Zborowski[1][2]. Bottom left to right: Marevna, her and Diego Rivera's daughter Marika, (Amedeo Modigliani), Moise Kisling.