René Genis Paintings
French, 1922-2004
René Genis was born on July 26, 1922 in Hué, Annam, French Indonesia (Vietnam). Genis went with his family to Gironde, Arcachon in Bordeaux, France in 1931. Starting in 1940 he studied for five years at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux, which won him a four year scholarship to the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris with Albert Marquet and Marcel Gromaire.
He exhibited at the Salon de la Jeune Peinture and participated in group shows throughout France. He had his first one-man show at Galerie Charpentier in Paris in 1956. A painter, printmaker and illustrator, Genis taught at the College de Pontoise. From that time, Genis exhibited his paintings at the Salon de la Jeune Peinture, and he received the prize in 1960. For forty years, he exhibited regularly at the Salon Comparaisons in the group of Maurice Boitel. He was also a member of the Society of French Painters-Engravers.
Genis is famous with his elegant still-life painting. No matter if the theme is Oriental scenery or French countryside, he always keeps a very poetry serenely ambience. With other artists like Guy Bardone, André Brasilier, Bernard Cathelin, and Paul Guiramand, Genis is also one of the important members of the Parisian Neo-Figurative School.
His work has been collected by Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, National Library of Paris, Fine Arts Museum of Lyon, Yamagata Museum of Art etc. René Genis was influenced by the group of poetic realists with Christian Caillard, Jules Cavaillès, Raymond Legueult, Roger Limouse, Roland Oudot, André Planson, etc.
The Swiss painter Andry acknowledges being influenced by him.
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Artist: René Genis
"Fruits Fleurs Et Vase Blanc" / Fruits, Flowers And White Vase
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Fruits, Flures Et Vase Blanc ” Fruits, Flowers And White Vase. Oil on Woven Paper (BFK). Oranges, blacks, greens and shades of pink off-set against a ...
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“bouquet au fons rouille” / bouquet with rusty frons
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “bouquet au fons rouille” / bouquet with rusty frons. Oil on woven paper stock with deckled edges laid down on matt board. Signed lower right, titled v...
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"Bouquet Au Rideau Jaune" : Bouquet with Yellow Curtain
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) Acrylic on paper mounted on mat board. Image size is 7 1/2" x 6 3/4" laid down on mat board 24" x 16". Mat board could be resized to fit your frame. ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist René Genis Paintings
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"Les Lis" / The Lilies - 1969
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “"Les Lis" / The Lilies - 1969” Still Life of lilies in a vase with fruits about on the table. Oil on Woven Paper (BFK). Reds, browns predominate with g...
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Late 20th Century René Genis Paintings
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Paper, Oil
"L
Enfant Au Foulard Violet” The Child With The Purple Scarf.
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) "L'Enfant Au Foulard Violet” The Child With The Purple Scarf. A beautiful portrait of a young man in a purple scarf against...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist René Genis Paintings
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Oil, Laid Paper
"Nature Morte A La Table Pliante" / Still Life On The Folding Table
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Nature Morte A La Table Pliante” Still Life On A Folding Table. Oil on Woven Paper (BFK). Oranges and reds predominate wit...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary René Genis Paintings
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Paper, Oil
"Les Falaise Normande" (The Cliffs Of Normand)
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Falaise Normande” / The Cliffs of Normand. A sea scape with high cliffs, the beach, and two fishermen. The cliffs are in browns, tans and olives a...
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1990s French School René Genis Paintings
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"Jura"? - Illegible, possibly Jura mountains to the east in Switzerland
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) Title illegibly written. "Jura"? - Illegible, possibly Jura mountains to the east in Switzerland. Rolling hills on background, trees, glade and pond(?) ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist René Genis Paintings
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"Nature Morte A La Nappe Rouge" -- Still Life With A Red Tablecloth
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Nature Morte A La Nappe Rouge” Still Life on a Red Tablecloth. An abstract grouping of items on a table in just deep red...
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Late 20th Century René Genis Paintings
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Acrylic, Illustration Board
Mid-20th Century Oil on Board Abstract Impressionist Maritime Scene, René Genis
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Step into the bustling energy of a portside moment with René Genis’ “Les Grues” (The Cranes)”, a captivating oil-on-mat-board painting that transforms the in...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist René Genis Paintings
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"Les Parcs" (Arcacheon Bay, France)
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Les Parcs” Arcachon Bay, France. Oil on Canvas, framed. Signed lower right, signed and titled on back. Wonderful blues, greens and browns in a shore l...
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Mid-20th Century French School René Genis Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Le Gilet Bleu” The Blue Jacket
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) "Le Gilet Bleu” The Blue Jacket. Portrait of a young man in a blue jacket/sweater with an insignia on the breast and a blue ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist René Genis Paintings
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Pont Levis - Chenonceau
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Pont Levis - Chenonceau” Draw Bridge at Chenonceau: a 16th-century castle built over the river “Le Cher,” approximately 100 miles south of Paris, Franc...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist René Genis Paintings
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"La Bienne" "Jura" (?) - Illegible - "The Property" in "Jura" Switzerland
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) Title illegibly written. "La Bienne" "Jura" (?) - Illegible - "The Property" in "Jura" Switzerland. Rolling hills on background, trees, glade and pond(?...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist René Genis Paintings
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Ink, Laid Paper
"Hong Kong"
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Hong Kong” Harbor view of battle ship and fishing boat with city and mountains in the background. Greys, blues, and gr...
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Mid-20th Century René Genis Paintings
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Rene Genis, Modernist oil still life of a Jug and bell peppers on a table
By René Genis
Located in Harkstead, GB
A really striking and stylish large still life by this Modernist master.
René Genis (1922-2004)
Pot Bland et poivrons
Signed and further signed to reverse and inscribed with the tit...
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20th Century Modern René Genis Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
"Mexique, les Paniers" : Mexico, the Baskets
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Mexique, Les Paniers” : Mexico, The Baskets. Two women sit amongst a group of various sized baskets - selling? Ink on paper laid down on mat board. ...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary René Genis Paintings
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"Monument Valley"
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) Monument Valley. 1967. Beautiful oranges, browns, greens against a turquoise blue sky. Oil on canvas, laid on mat. Si...
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Mid-20th Century René Genis Paintings
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“Enfant A La Collarette” The Child in the Collar.
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) “Enfant A La Collarette” The Child in the Collart. Portrait of a disturbing young man with a rather defiant, petulant look in his expression. Dark eye...
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Mid-20th Century René Genis Paintings
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French Painting, Landscape, “The Cypress Alley” by René Genis
By René Genis
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous work of art by René Genis, a French painter known for his serene and poetic style, depicts a sown field from an unusual perspective, cut by a foreground of cypress trees. Th...
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1970s René Genis Paintings
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"Pecheur Bord De Bienne, Jura" Fishing The Edge Of The Property, Jura
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) "Pecheur Bord De Bienne, Jura" Fishing The Edge Of The Property, Jura, Switzerland. Rolling hills on background, trees, glade and pond(?) in foreground...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary René Genis Paintings
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Ink, Laid Paper
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