About the artist:

Rene Genis was born in Hue, Vietnam. His family moved to their native Bordeaux, France in 1931. He is known for his landscapes and still lifes, his fauvist use of color, and strong compositions. One of his paintings has an old label from Gallerie Carpenier in Paris and is stamped from Wally Findlay Gallery in New York where it was apparently purchased in 1992. Recent Exhibitions: 2003 - David Findlay Galleries, New York 2002 - Galerie 26, Paris 2001 - Retrospective au Presbytere Saint-Jacques, Bergerac 2000 - Galerie Montgautier, Poitiers 1999 - Galerie 26, Paris 1998 - Galerie La Pleiade, Grenoble 1998 - Galerie du Chene, Lausanne 1995 - Galerie 26, Paris 1993 - Galerie Paul Vallotton, Lausanne 1992 - David Findlay Galleries, New York 1990 - Galerie La Pleiade, Grenoble Catalogs and Literature: 'Rene Genis' text de Jean-Charles Gauthier - Retrospective, Ville de Bergerac 'Rene Genis', text by Lydia Harambourg - Editions Galerie 26, Paris France Rene Genis - Art Vision a Paris', Kyoto Shoin, Japan 'Les Natures Mortes de Genis', text by J.M. Nectoux - Editions Ides et Calendes, Neuchatel, Switzerland 'Genis' Monograph, text by Jean Bouret - Editions Ides et Calendes, Neuchatel, Switzerland