"Vines in Provence" Yolande Ardissone (born 1927) French oil on canvas painting depicting figures walking through a colorful countryside landscape. Signed lower left. Sight Size: 19 x 23.5 in. Yolande Ardissone left Normandy at age 17 to study at the Ecole des Arts Appliques in Paris. Two years later she transferred to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts* and studied in the atelier* of Unterstellar. In 1953 she was inducted into the Salon d'Automne*. Wally Findlay Galleries began representing her in 1957, hosting her first one-woman show in the United States. She has won numerous awards due to the lively sensitivity of her paintings and her firm and balanced compositions. The French Government, the City of Paris, the Musee de la Marine, the Musee de Saint-Mur, the Musee de Saint-Cyprien and the Musee de Saint-Denis have all purchased her paintings. AWARDS: Prix Greenshields, Paris Societe des Amateurs d' Art, Paris La Peinture Francaise, Vichy La Vigne et le Vin Chateau Lascombe, Margaux