Arthabaska – André Besse

André BESSE- Huile sur toile signée, datant de 1978, mesurant 18×24 pouces et titrée Arthabaska

André Besse was born in 1922 in Paris France. He is the son of Raymond Besse a renowned
French painter of the time. Besse is a self-taught artist, he began painting in 1958 while pursuing a theatrical career.
From his debut, he succeeded in exhibiting in establish places in France. The Club des clubs, saint-Augustin Street in Paris,
Chateau de Blois, Galerie Sainte-Rustique in Paris and the Galerie d’Art Alain Durvil in Barbizon.
He participated to the salon official des artistes français and the Salon d’hiver du Grand Palais in Paris.
He was member of the Fédération des Arts graphiques et plastiques and the Union des Créateurs français.
In 1964 he emigrated to Canada where he participated to numerous group and solo exhibitions.