Roger Bissière (22 September 1886 – 2 December 1964) was a French artist. He designed

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s for

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and several other churches.

Biography

Roger Bissière was born 22 September 1886 in

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at the

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in Paris. He married Catherine Lucie Lotte (nicknamed ''Mousse''), 23 January 1919. Their son Marc-Antoine was born 15 July 1925. Bissière published articles in the magazine

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about

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(No. 1, 1920),

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(No. 4, 1921) and

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(No. 9, 1921). In 1936, Bissière was one of the artists who executed

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and

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's designs for the

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. He participated in the first three

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exhibitions of 1955, 1959 and 1964. After he realised his eyesight was deteriorating he was diagnosed with

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in 1939. By 1950 his peripheral vision was severely affected and he underwent surgery. This stopped him from going blind but did not improve his eyesight, and he complained his eyes tired more quickly when he was painting. Roger Bissière died 2 December 1964 in Boissièrette,

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Legacy

''Rue Roger-Bissière'' ( fr) in Paris is named in his honour.

Forgeries

Between 1985 and 1995

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produced a number of fake Roger Bissière paintings for

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, a purveyor of forged art.

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* 20th-century French painters 20th-century French male artists French male painters 1886 births 1964 deaths People from Lot-et-Garonne School of Paris Art Informel and Tachisme painters {{France-artist-stub

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