Lucienne Bisson

Lucienne Bisson (6 July 1880 – 14 August 1939) was a French artist.

Lucienne Bisson
Born	6 July 1880
Died	14 August 1939 (1939-08-15) (aged 59)
Nationality	French
Known for	Painting
Family	Frédérique Vallet-Bisson (mother) Pierre-Auguste Renoir (biological father)

Bisson was born in Paris. She was the illegitimate daughter of French painter and sculptor Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919)^[1] and Frédérique Vallet-Bisson (1862 – 1948), also a French painter who was leading the Société Féminine des Artistes.^{[2][nb 1]}

Lucienne Bisson exhibited her works in many French Salons, among them the Salon des Indépendants.^[2] She is famous for her Paris city views, beautiful landscapes and colorful still lifes.^{[citation needed]} For instance, a Bisson painting captured the "heavy atmosphere" on a cloudy Paris street in 1920s.^[1]

Lucienne Bisson, Madame Griffon, pastel, c. 1930

She died in August 1939, roughly one year before Nazi Germany occupied France during World War II. Her mother outlived Lucienne by 9 years, dying in 1948.

Notes

1. Frédérique Vallet-Bisson (1862 - 1948) studied with Jules Lefebvre. She exhibited Two Roses at the 1893 Columbian World Exposition and in 1914 received the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur as a successful painter. Lucienne may have been born in 1884.^[3]