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Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

American

Victor di Gesu first attended the Chouinard Art School before moving to Paris, where he studied with André Lhote at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. He subsequently attended the Escuela de Bellas Artes in Barcelona before furthering his studies in Italy. Returning to California, he worked with a variety of artists, including F. Tolles Chamberlain and Maynard Jepson. An intuitive colorist, Di Gesu’s classical training and scientific research into color theory helped him create vivid yet harmonious works which, while reminiscent of Matisse and Gauguin, retained a verve and spontaneity that was uniquely his own. A prolific artist, Di Gesu was the recipient of numerous medals and juried awards, both in the United States and France. He was the winner of the Prix Othon Friesz Prize. He exhibited widely and with success, including at the Louvre Museum and the Exposition des Artistes Etrangeres in Paris, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

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Artist: Victor Di Gesu
Standing Nude Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Still Life with Tiger Lily , Paris, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Louvre
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Graphite

Woman Standing , Paris, Louvre, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Seated Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955 and stamped, verso, with Victor di Gesu estate stamp. An elegant figural drawing showing a woman seated, resting her head on her arms...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Nude in Coral and Jade Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, California, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. A bright, Post Impressionist figural gouache of a woman shown sta...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Cardboard

Dusty Rose Convertible Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1950 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite, Gouache

Reclining Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A figural pencil drawing of a young woman shown reclining on a bed. Created by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) circa 1955 and stamped, verso, with Victor di Gesu estate stamp. ...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Reclining Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. An elegant, cabinet-sized Post-Impressionist graphite drawing of a young woman, sh...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Seated Nude Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Standing Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Di Gesu' for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), dated 1954 and inscribed with roman numeral, '4'; additionally stamped verso with certification of authenticit...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Mother and Child , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988). Stamped verso with certification of authenticity. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Seated Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), estate stamp verso and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and the Ch...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Standing Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, Carmel
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Flamenco Dancer , Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA, California
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. An expressive sketch of a woman wearing a scarlet flamenco dress and a mantilla an...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Wax Crayon, Graphite

Bowl of Fruit , Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A still-life of pears and apples with stems and leaves set in a terra-cotta bowl. ...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Crayon

Seated Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Seated Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Seated Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with certification of authenticity. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended th...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Seated Nude with Mandolin Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp verso; drawn circa 1955. A graphite study of a young woman, shown nude and seated on a couch, one knee drawn up, beside a table bea...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Woman Reclining , Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Woman Standing , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with certification of authenticity. A bravura pencil study of a young woman in an overcoat, shown stand...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Woman Seated , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp and estate wax seal for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955 Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended ...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Board, Pen

Cubist Kitchen Interior , Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, California, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with certification of authenticity. A Cubist derived still-life in an interior showing fruit in a bowl ...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite, Gouache

Kneeling Nude , Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, California, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, "Di Gesu" for Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Watercolor nude showing a woman kneeling with her back to the viewer. Winner of the P...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

Reclining Nude Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Di Gesu Estate Stamp verso for Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. An elegant, freehand sketch of a young woman with a bob cut, shown reclining on a blanket...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Woman Seated , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with certification of authenticity. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the ...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Reclining Nude Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, Carmel
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Di Gesu' for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Cen...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Reclining Nude , Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Paris, SFAA, Carmel, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, "Di Gesu" for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988), dated 1954 and inscribed with Roman numeral "II". Ink drawing of a woman reclining with knees bent, her head r...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Seated Nude , Paris, Louvre, LACMA, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, California Fauve
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamp, verso, for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and painted circa 1955. Displayed in a Chased Water-Gilded Frame. Framed Dimensions: 23¼ x 19 x ¾ Inches An elegant fi...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Woman in a Kimono , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped verso with certification of authenticity. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the ...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Woman Reclining , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, SFAA, Chouinard, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Created circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and stamped, verso, with Victor di Gesu estate stamp. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the L...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Seated Nude , Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, Carmel, California, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Estate stamped, verso, for VIctor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1955. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Center and...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Woman Standing , Paris, Louvre, Académie Chaumière et Etrangères, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. A loosely drawn and and dynamic figural showing a woman standing in contrapposto, ...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Woman Seated , Paris, Louvre, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped, verso, with estate stamp for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) and created circa 1950. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art...
Category

1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Standing Nude , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Académie Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 and accompanied by certification of authenticity and estate seal for Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988). A dramatic, post-impressionist figural watercolor of a...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Pot-Bellied Stove , Paris, Louvre, Salon d Automne, Ac. Chaumière, LACMA, SFAA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted circa 1955 by Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988). Stamped verso with certification of authenticity. Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite

Seated Nude , California Post-Impressionist, Louvre, Académie Chaumière, LACMA
By Victor Di Gesu
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso with Victor di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) Estate Stamp and created circa 1955. Graphite nude showing a young woman seated on a chair, one leg tucked beneath her, with ...
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1950s Victor Di Gesu Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

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